Daily Wisdom 07-31-2003 Parable of the Egg

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Parable of the Egg

There once was a little egg who lived in yonder fridge. Eggston the egg was a survivor of the cold war.For seasons, he dodged the advances of rabid egg scramblers, cake mixers and youthful pranksters who buzzed his head while snatching up his less witty comrades. Therefore, Eggston fancied himself a clever egg. Unlike the other basic food group fillers, whose shattered casements lay all around, he vowed to never let his shell be cracked.

"Knowledge," said he, "Is the key to longevity. And the fact that I'm still around proves that I'm right!"

Eggston guffawed at eggs less knowledgeable than he. In fact, he kept company only with eggs of similar caliber. These were, of course, short-lived relationships that ended when his less rational friends were lured from the safety of the crate into unspeakable fates. He often lamented that so few were on the straight and narrow path with him.

"Although solitude is the price to pay for rightness," Eggston snorted, "I, and I alone, will remain true." One day, along came a playful lass, dressed in modest garb. "Come," she beckoned, "for I want to take you swimming."

He was temporarily disarmed by her playful ways. Then he tried to figure her angle, confident of hisown analytical abilities. "Reverse psychology," Eggston concluded. "She knows I'm not going anywhere. She really wants me to stay." So he set out to pull the wool over her eyes and submitted to her whims.

Into the water he went. He was refreshed by long overdue respite, as he freely floated around. Then, one by one, he was joined by other eggs, obviously just as wise and committed as he, taking the plunge into his world. When each realized his shell was intact, he breathed a haughty sigh, just like Eggston, "It's so good to be right."

None of them notice the tiny bubbles slowly rising from the bottom of the silver pool. Soon they were uncomfortably bumping against each other. But each boasted that his shell was undamaged. So Eggston never realized he was on his was to becoming a despicable deviled egg.

Contributed by Bob Grove - robertgrove@juno.com, Senior Minister of the Christian Church of Manteno, Illinois ( www.colint.com/~ccmanteno/ ). Bob has previously been published in publications, such as Christian Standard and Lookout.

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