Emphasis Preaching Journal

Zig Ziglar tells a story in his book See You at the Top that is worth repeating here: The scene is a small neighborhood grocery store and the year is 1887. A distinguished-looking gentleman in his late fifties or early sixties is buying some turnip greens. He hands the clerk a twenty-dollar bill and waits for his change. The clerk accepts the money and starts to place it in the cash drawer as she makes change. However, she notices the ink is coming off on her fingers, which are still wet from handling the turnip greens. She is shocked and pauses to consider what to do.