Teacher:
“If I were to squeeze this lemon
as hard as I could, what
would come out?”
Student:
“Juice, of course.”
Teacher:
“Do you think orange
juice could come out of it?”
Student:
“Of course not. It’s a lemon!”
Teacher:
“How about apple juice?
Do you think apple juice could
come out of it?”
Student:
“Of course not.
It’s a lemon!”
Teacher:
“How about grapefruit juice?
Do you think grapefruit juice
could come out of it?”
Student:
“Of course not.
It’s a lemon!”
Teacher:
“Tell me then, what
would come out of it?”
Student:
“Lemon juice, of course.”
Teacher:
“Why? Why is it that
when you squeeze a lemon,
lemon juice comes out?”
Student:
“Well, it’s a lemon and
that’s what’s inside.”
Thoughtful Reflections:-
Imagine that the lemon is you.
Imagine someone squeezing you,
puts pressure on you, says something you don’t like, offends you. What comes out when life squeezes you? When someone hurts or offends you?
If anger, pain and fear come out
of you, it’s because that’s what’s inside. It doesn’t matter who does the squeezing—your mother, your brother, your children, your boss, the government. If someone says something about you that you
don’t like, what comes out of you
is what’s inside. And what’s inside is up to you, it’s your choice.
May God Bless You, Your Family,
& Your Friends the Way He Has Blessed Us.
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"Lord Keep My Eyes On The Cross"
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