02/20/2024
This is a modern day parable . . . . How many churches are courageous enough to preach it ? Perhaps it must be shared by individuals one at a time! There was only one student who put the fish back in the of the Bowl . Respecting life!
There is a story that goes viral every now and then about a teacher who took a gold fish out of its bowl and left a classroom of children as it flopped around. Before he left he told them that if anyone dared leave their seat, they would be expelled.
All of the children sat frozen, watching as the fish flopped around, gasping for air.
No one wanted to get up. No one wanted to get in trouble.
Finally, a boy sprang up from his seat and ran to the fish, placing it back in the bowl.
Ultimately, he was the only one who refused to watch the fish die.
When the teacher returned, he told the class that this was the lesson.
That the fear of getting in trouble should never stop you from doing what is right.
That sometimes you may have to oppose authority or group think, or what your valued collective is telling you is "good", simply because it's the right thing to do.
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