{"id":127,"date":"2011-10-21T17:37:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T17:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=127"},"modified":"2011-10-28T11:33:52","modified_gmt":"2011-10-28T11:33:52","slug":"slow-really-slow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2011\/10\/slow-really-slow.html","title":{"rendered":"Slow, Really Slow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2011\/10\/dailychuckle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2011\/10\/dailychuckle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"89\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-60\" \/><\/a>A young man was a slow worker and found it difficult to hold down a job. After a visit to the employment office, he was offered work at the local zoo. 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