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HOW TO BE MISERABLE IN 5 EASY STEPS
- Talk only about yourself.
- Think only about yourself.
- Look for faults in others.
- Do as little for others as possible.
- Trust no one.
Yuck Brownies
A father listened to all the reasons his children gave for wanting to see a particular PG-13 movie.
It had their favorite actors. Everyone else was seeing it. Even church members said it was great. It was only rated PG-13 because of the suggestion of sex. They never really showed it. The language was pretty good. They only used the Lord's name in vain three times in the whole movie. The video effects were fabulous and the plot was action packed. Yes, there was the scene where a building and a bunch of people got blown up, but the violence was just the normal stuff. It wasn't very bad.
Even with all these explanations for the rating, the father wouldn't give in. He didn't even give them a satisfying explanation for saying, "No." He just said, "No."
It was a little bit later that evening, that this same father asked his teens if they would like some brownies he had prepared. He explained that he had taken the families favorite recipe and added something new. They asked what it was. He calmly replied that he had added a special ingredient - "dog poop".
He stated that it was only a little bit. All the ingredients were gourmet quality. He had taken great care to bake it at the precise temperature for the exact time. He was sure the brownies would be superb. Even with all the explanations of the perfect attributes of the brownies, the teens would not take one.
The father acted surprised. There was only one little element that would have caused them to act so stubbornly. He assured them that they would hardly notice it, if at all. They all held firm and would not try the brownies.
He then explained that the movie they wanted to see was just like the brownies. Sin enters our minds and our homes by deceiving us into believing that just a little bit of evil won't matter. With the brownies, "just a little bit" makes all the difference between a great brownie and a totally unacceptable product. He explained that even though the movie people would have us believe many of the movies which are coming out are acceptable for adults and teens to see, they are not.
Now when this father's teens want to do something or see something they should not, the father merely asks them if they would like some of his special brownies and they never ask about that activity again.
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