Help from Prison

An old man lived alone in the countryside. One day, he decided to spade his potato garden but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and told him his situation.

Dear Son,
I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my potatoes this year. I'm getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. But if I don't plant the potatoes I would have nothing to harvest. If you were here, all my troubles would be gone. I know you would dig the plot for me if you weren't in prison.
Love,
Dad

Shortly, the old man received this reply:

"For Heaven's sake, Dad, don't dig up the garden! That's where I buried the GUNS!!"

At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.

Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened and asked him what to do next. His son’s reply was:

"Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. That's the best I could do for you, from here."

No matter where you are in the world, if you have decided to do something deep from your heart, you can do it. It is the thought that matters, not where you are or where the person is.