1963年，一位叫玛莉·班尼的女孩写信给《芝加哥论坛报》，因为她实在搞不明白，为什么她帮妈妈把烤好的甜饼送到餐桌上，得到的只是一句“好孩子”的夸奖，而那个什么都不干，只知捣蛋的戴维（她的弟弟）得到的却是一个甜饼。她想问一问无所不知的西勒·库斯特先生，上帝真的是公平的吗？为什么她在家和学校常看到一些像她这样的好孩子被上帝遗忘了。
西勒·库斯特是《芝加哥论坛报》儿童版栏目的主持人，十多年来，孩子们有关“上帝为什么不奖赏好人，为什么不惩罚坏人”之类的来信，他收到不下千封。每当拆阅这样的信件，他心就非常沉重，因为他不知该怎样回答这些提问。正当他对玛莉小姑娘的来信不知如何回答是好时，一位朋友邀请他参加婚礼。也许他一生都该感谢这次婚礼，因为就是在这次婚礼上，他找到了答案，并且这个答案让他一夜之间名扬天下。
The Scroll Marked Three 羊皮卷之三
I will persist until I succeed.
坚持不懈。直到成功。
In the orient young bulls are tested for the fight arena in a certain manner. Each is brought to the ring and allowed to attack a picador who pricks them with a lance. The bravery of each bull is then rated with care according to the number of times he demonstrates his willingness to charge in spite of the sting of the blade. Henceforth will I recognize that each day I am tested by life in like manner. If I persist, if I continue to try, if I continue to charge forward, I will succeed.
I will persist until I succeed.
坚持不懈。直到成功。
In the orient young bulls are tested for the fight arena in a certain manner. Each is brought to the ring and allowed to attack a picador who pricks them with a lance. The bravery of each bull is then rated with care according to the number of times he demonstrates his willingness to charge in spite of the sting of the blade. Henceforth will I recognize that each day I am tested by life in like manner. If I persist, if I continue to try, if I continue to charge forward, I will succeed.
