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Originally posted by Tigress

A friend of mine who teaches Sunday school children told me how one time in class she had all the kids cut themselves a brownie. She told them not to eat them until everyone cut a piece. Then, she told them that they had to give the piece they had to the person next to them. This was an exercise in self-sacrifice, giving and love.

She said that a lot of the children were upset and disappointed, and one boy just went into a tantrum because he had cut a huge piece that he thought would be for himself, and the piece that the kid next to him had cut was significantly smaller, so he wouldn't get as large of a piece as he wanted.

I know how I would have reacted to this lesson. I would have been trying to see if the piece of brownie I would get was the same size as the one I had cut, and if it wasn't I'd be disappointed. I wouldn't have had a tantrum, but I'd still be upset. I'm sad to admit this, but it's true. I know me.

How about the rest of you? Do you think you'd have reacted like me or better or like the boy having the tantrum? It's always interesting to explore who you really are. From just thinking about how I'd probably react to this situation, it really tells me a lot about myself and how much more self-sacrificing I need to be.

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