There is an old story about a young boy who consistently disobeyed his parents, coming
home late from school. On one particular day, his parents warned him that he must come
home on time that day, at all costs, or else there would be serious repercussions. The boy
arrived later than ever.
As he walked through the door, neither his mother nor his father said a word to him. At
dinner, the boy looked down at his plate and saw only a slice of bread and a glass of
water. He looked at his father's full plate and then at his father, but still his father said
