Adam's Apples

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Adam's Apples
By Kim Aaron
One afternoon, my son came home from school with a
puzzled look on his face.
After asking him what was on his mind he said, "Are all
people the same even if
their skin color is different?"

I thought for a moment, then I said, "I'll explain, if
you can just wait until
we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have
something interesting to show
you."

At the grocery store, I told him that we needed to buy
apples. We went to the
produce section where we bought some red apples, green
apples and yellow apples.

At home, while we were putting all the groceries away, I
told Adam, "It's time to answer your question." I put
one of each type of apple on the countertop:
first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a
yellow apple. Then I
l! looked at Adam, who was sitting on the other side of the

counter.

"Adam, people are just like apples. They come in all
different colors, shapes
and sizes. See, some of the apples have been bumped
around and are bruised. On
the outside, they may not even look as delicious as the
others." As I was
talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing
them back on the
countertop, but in a different place.

"Okay, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the
green apple and the yellow
apple."

He said, "I can't tell. They all look the same now."

"Take a bite of each one. See if that helps you figure
out which one is which."

He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his
face. "People are just
like apples! They are all different, but once you take
off the outside, they're pretty much the same on the
inside! ."

"Right," I agreed. "Just like how everyone has their own
personality but are
still basically the same."
He totally got it. I didn't need to say or do anything
else.
Now, when I bite into an apple, it tastes a little
sweeter than before. What
perfect food for thought.

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[Heather]

Wonderful example!