Aesop tells the story about...
Aesop tells the story about a baby crab and his mother. A mother crab and her son went scurrying over the sand. The mother chastised her child, "Stop walking sideways! It's much more becoming to stroll straightforward!" And the young crab replied, "I will, Mother dear, just as soon as I see how. Show me the straight way and I'll walk in it behind you." How often have those of us in the preaching or teaching professions blithely handed out moral advice to others? How often have we failed to live up to our honey-tongued admonishments to classroom or congregation?
