Deacon John Writes:
This week I start a story which will be in two parts. What do you think will be in the second part of this story next week? Once upon a time, a small child saw three people walking down a country road. Each was carrying two sacks. One on their back, one in front of them. The child ran up to the first person, and noticing that the two sacks seemed very heavy, asked what was in them. The first person replied: “In the sack on my back, are all the kind things that people have done or said to me. But I cannot see them, and I soon forget about them. In the sack in front of me, are all the unkind things that people have done or said to me. Quite often on my journey, I like to tip all of them out of the sack, and talk to anyone who will listen, about all these unkind things that people have done or said to me”.
The child ran up to the second person, and noticing that their two sacks also seemed very heavy, asked what was in them. The second person replied: “In the sack on my back, are all the unkind things that I have done or said to other people. But I cannot see them, and I soon forget about them. In the sack in front of me, are all the kind things that I have done or said to other people. Quite often on my journey, I like to tip all of them out of the sack, and talk to anyone who will listen, about all these kind things that I have done or said to other people”.
