Quote of the week!
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
By George Eliot
Story of the week!
A little mouse story
A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. He discovered that it was a mouse trap. Retreating to the farmyard the mouse proclaimed the warning:"There is a mouse trap in the house, a mouse trap in the house!"
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mouse trap in the house, a mouse trap in the house!"
"I am so very sorry Mr. Mouse," sympathized the pig, "but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured that you are in my prayers."
The mouse turned to the cow. She said, "You say, Mr. Mouse. A mouse trap? Like I am in grave danger....NOT!"
So the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mouse trap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a venomous snake. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer's wife fell sick with a fever. The farmer rush her to the hospital to get medicine, then return home to rest. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.
His wife's sickness continued hence friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did get well and to celebrate her recovery, a party was held at the farm. So many people came, thus the farmer had the cow slaughtered, to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we all may be at risk. Think twice before making any decision. Your decision will affect whether the whole group, as a team or family survive through any obstacles or times of difficulty.
{the riddle of red}
