No Regrets

In 1904
            William Borden, heir to the Borden Dairy Estate,
            graduated from a Chicago high
            school.  His
            graduation present was a trip around the
            world.

Traveling
            through Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, Borden was really stricken
            by all the poverty and hunger he saw.  Writing home, he
            said, “I’m going to give my life to prepare for the
            mission field.” When he made this decision, he wrote in
            the back of his Bible two words: “No Reserves.”

His parents
            tried to talk him out of it, but to no avail.  He graduated
            from Yale University.  Turning down
            high-paying job offers, he enrolled at Princeton
            Seminary. 
            At this time, he entered two more words in his
            Bible: “No Retreats.”

Completing
            studies at Princeton Seminary, Borden sailed for
            China
            to work with Muslims, stopping first in
            Egypt for
            some preparation. 
            While there he was stricken with cerebral
            meningitis and died within a
month.

Most people
            said, “What a waste.” Even Borden’s parents thought this
            until they paged through his Bible.  In his Bible,
            underneath the words No Reserves and No Retreats, he had
            written the words,

“No
            Regrets.” “No
            Reserves.” 
            ”
            No Retreats.” “No Regrets.”