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Children are noted for trying to get out of a responsibility. A mother had twin sons James and John. She gave her son James a specific chore to do which would mean an hour of work and one less hour to play after school one day. It was not too difficult a task but it would be confining.
As he turned away to begin the assignment, his brother John came into the house in his usual carefree way. James asked Mother:
"What's John supposed to do?" He said it in that hurt tone children (and some adults sometimes) use.
"You do your work, James, and I'll see to it that John takes care of his," the wise
mother answered. (All reminiscent of Jesus' answer to Peter who asked a similar question about the beloved St. John.)
Jealousy pops up in daily experiences of young and old alike. As children we used to sing a little ditty:
"I'm sorry for myself," -- as we mocked the jealous-hearted. It didn't seem to help much, but the words are so true. How much better if we use our energies doing our work well and forget whether or not someone else has it easier than we do.
-- Yocom
Children are noted for trying to get out of a responsibility. A mother had twin sons James and John. She gave her son James a specific chore to do which would mean an hour of work and one less hour to play after school one day. It was not too difficult a task but it would be confining.
As he turned away to begin the assignment, his brother John came into the house in his usual carefree way. James asked Mother:
"What's John supposed to do?" He said it in that hurt tone children (and some adults sometimes) use.
"You do your work, James, and I'll see to it that John takes care of his," the wise
mother answered. (All reminiscent of Jesus' answer to Peter who asked a similar question about the beloved St. John.)
Jealousy pops up in daily experiences of young and old alike. As children we used to sing a little ditty:
"I'm sorry for myself," -- as we mocked the jealous-hearted. It didn't seem to help much, but the words are so true. How much better if we use our energies doing our work well and forget whether or not someone else has it easier than we do.
-- Yocom
