The Parable of the Wheelbarrow and the Tightrope

This story is inspired by the life of Charles Blondin, the most famous tightrope walker of the 19th century. He made a name for himself by frequently crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope in various ways: blindfolded, wearing stilts, pushing a wheelbarrow, and even by carrying a man on his back.

The following parable circulated in the years after Blondin’s success. Whether it is a factual story or not is hard to say, but the message about faith is so powerful that I had to share it.

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