Sunday, April 16, 2006
Babies in the River
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful thriving community that had a sparkling clean river flowing beside it. This community was full of good people who always wanted to be kind, caring and help each other through hard times.
One day, a girl was walking her dog by the river, and she saw a strange object floating at the edge of the river. She used a stick to pull it over to her, and realized that it was a basket. She pulled the basket out of the river, opened the lid, and saw a tiny baby in the basket. Very surprised, she took it home to her parents, and they decided to take it to the town hall, to find out what they should do with the baby.
An emergency meeting was held, and the city elders discussed what to do with this baby. They remembered one young couple who had lost their baby to illness last year, and decided to offer the baby to this couple. The couple were thrilled to take this baby into their home and everyone knew it would have a good home there.
A few days later, a fisherman was out on the river, and he came across another basket. He got a hold of the basket, and sure enough, it had another baby in it. He brought the baby to shore and took it to the town hall. Another emergency meeting was held, and this time, an elderly couple whose children had grown up offered to take in the baby, and all was well.
The very next day, a woman was out in her kayak on the river and she found yet another baby in a basket floating down the river. She took the baby down to the town hall and again, the town elders had a discussion and decided to take applications for the adoption of this baby.
By this time, the elders were getting worried that this problem was becoming a regular occurence, so they decided they had better form a committee to study the problem of babies in baskets on the river. Over the next few weeks, an average of one baby per day came down the river and the townspeople learned how to effectively and efficiently deal with them.
This committee deliberated, and made recommendations that several regular committees be established, including an emergency response team, a fundraising committee, a baby clothing committee, a family screening committee, a naming ceremony committee, a nursery school committee, an oversight committee, and of course, an executive committee to oversee all of the committees. There was also an elaborate alarm system, which everyone knew how to use, so that when a baby was found in the river, an alarm would sound, which would summon everyone to their positions.
One day, someone found a basket, and this time there was a set of twins in the basket. They sounded the alarm, and everyone in town rushed to their assigned committee in order to deal with the new arrivals.
One young woman decided she had had enough. She packed a bag, and headed out of town. Several townspeople stopped her and said "what are you doing?" We need you to help deal with the new babies! You can't just leave."
The young woman looked at her friends and said "I am going up river to find out who keeps putting babies in the river and I am going to get them to stop."
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Perhaps that sometimes finding the source of the problem, though less immediate is a better solution than simply sontinuing to solve the problem over and over again.
Misti
As Jack Grows
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