My Dad taught me two valuables lessons before he died.
One, don’t ever brag on yourself. Proverbs 27: 2 tells us “Let another lips praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger and not thine own lips.
Lesson two was not to ever make fun of anyone. To me, making fun of another is kin to criticizing. We were at a basketball game when I was about 8 or 9 years old. A player on the court had some of the biggest ears I had ever seen on a person. I blurted out, “Look at old Dumbo out there, the one with the big ears. It looks like he might fly away. My Dad was furious and I believe if there had not been so many witnesses there, I may have really been punished.
I learned not to make fun or criticize right then, that day! I learned to root for the Underdog. It takes a big man not to cheapen himself by criticizing another. I might not know how to explain class but, I know it when I see it!
My oldest Grandson was five years old when his Sister was born. He had got used to being the only child and the “center of attention.” We were looking at her through the hospital window and everyone was talking about how pretty she was. They remarked at her size and how big she was at 9 pounds and 15 ounces. My Grandson must have got tired of been overlooked, because he said loudly, “Look at me, look at me, I’m big.”
I still carry my Dad’s two lessons in my tool box. I would not want to be without them for even one day.
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