Funny Darcy Story
Things are moving slowly on the real estate front. The house has been on the market for over two weeks and we've had two showings and a poorly-attended open house. Because we're in a bit of a time crunch, we've already decided to do a price reduction to see if that generates any more interest. Here's hoping.
So, with all that going on, things are pretty stressful around here. With that in mind, I thought it was time for a funny Darcy story. This is one of my favourites, and I hope I can do it justice in my retelling of it...
I lead a kids' club at our church and Darcy attends each week. It's a fun group, we have a story/lesson time, games, crafts, snacks, those sorts of things. During this week's lesson I asked the kids if they thought that having lots and lots of money would guarantee their happiness. Surprisingly, they unanimously said, "NO!" I was impressed. When I asked them why, Darcy put up her hand. When I chose her to answer, this is what she said,
"I think it wouldn't make you happy because if you had lots of money, other people wouldn't have as much money and that would make you sad..."
Now imagine my pride here. I was so impressed with her grasp of the situation and her awareness of the needs of people around here. We've tried to teach her that we always need to be concerned about others and help them wherever we can. This proved to me that she was getting it. Unfortunately, her answer was not done. She went on to say,
"You would be sad because you wouldn't have anyone to go shopping with."
So, with all that going on, things are pretty stressful around here. With that in mind, I thought it was time for a funny Darcy story. This is one of my favourites, and I hope I can do it justice in my retelling of it...
I lead a kids' club at our church and Darcy attends each week. It's a fun group, we have a story/lesson time, games, crafts, snacks, those sorts of things. During this week's lesson I asked the kids if they thought that having lots and lots of money would guarantee their happiness. Surprisingly, they unanimously said, "NO!" I was impressed. When I asked them why, Darcy put up her hand. When I chose her to answer, this is what she said,
"I think it wouldn't make you happy because if you had lots of money, other people wouldn't have as much money and that would make you sad..."
Now imagine my pride here. I was so impressed with her grasp of the situation and her awareness of the needs of people around here. We've tried to teach her that we always need to be concerned about others and help them wherever we can. This proved to me that she was getting it. Unfortunately, her answer was not done. She went on to say,
"You would be sad because you wouldn't have anyone to go shopping with."
posted by Sue Matthews at 11:35 AM
2 Comments:
Best story I've heard in a LONG time! Thanks for the laugh. I love that kid!
That's my girl, Darcy. Shopping is always high on the list!! However, she also knows that shopping by yourself and not having friends is no fun. This girl is very smart.
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