Emphasis Preaching Journal

A backpacker had been informed by a local "expert" hiker, a short, thin, and gaunt old man who had hiked the backcountry for years, that it was a waste of effort to lug an air mattress around. "All you need," he insisted, "is a piece of foam rubber long enough to go from your shoulders to your hips. That's the only part of you that needs to be cushioned to get a good night's sleep." And so the backpacker bounced along the trail, happy to be free of that unnecessary weight. That night, however, despite the expert advice he had been given, he had a great deal of difficulty getting to sleep.