110 – OCTOBER 2012
THINK ABOUT IT
THE GOATS, THE FROG,
AND THE PEACOCK
Two little goats needed to get home. As they prepared to take the shortcut
through Jockey Hollow, the farmyard frog jumped into view. He let out a loud croak and, with his
unpretentious red-neck jargon, he cautioned the little goats;
“Why, kids, I’m a thinkin’ that ya
might take the long way this time. Just last nite I was a hearing a wolf down in
that there holla. If’n you go down, you
mightn’t not just never come back.”
As it was being said, a proud
peacock was walking by. Newly elected
to the farm council, he was more concerned with his communicative skills than with
the correctness of his eloquent opinion;
“My dear little ones, there has
been no wolf incidents since I have been elected to the counsel. The frog is new to the farm yard and,
although he is very charming, I am not sure that you should hearken to his assistance.”
I have heard no howling and would recommend
that you be unrestricted in your decision to take the shorter route to home.”
The two goats were impressed by the
peacock and took the shortcut.
They were met by the wolf and were
never heard of again.
Moral: I’d rather have someone say “I seen
somthin.” (when they saw it) … than to have someone say “I saw something.”
(when they didn’t see nothin’.)
Chris
OR
Zechariah 8:16 “These are the
things that you shall do; speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute
the judgment of truth and peace within your gates.”
OR
Ehpesians 4:25 “Wherefore, putting away lying, speak every
man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.”
