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Servanthood must be learned.
Canute, the Danish king of England during the tenth century, was often praised for his greatness, power, and invincibility. He ordered his throne carried to the seashore, where he set it upon the beach and, seated on it, commanded the waves not to draw near enough to soak him.
Nature had other plans.
Having failed in his attempt to control the waves, the king removed his royal crown and, according to the chronicles, from that time forward never wore it again. Instead, he hung it upon an image of the crucified Christ.
-- Sherer
Canute, the Danish king of England during the tenth century, was often praised for his greatness, power, and invincibility. He ordered his throne carried to the seashore, where he set it upon the beach and, seated on it, commanded the waves not to draw near enough to soak him.
Nature had other plans.
Having failed in his attempt to control the waves, the king removed his royal crown and, according to the chronicles, from that time forward never wore it again. Instead, he hung it upon an image of the crucified Christ.
-- Sherer
