HARD WAY TO LEARN

That's Taylor. 

He is one of my great grandchildren.

Taylor is a great little guy.  He is not a spoiled brat

like so many kids.  All around, he is obedient, kind, happy

and fun to be around.

However,

Taylor is a kid.  A boy.

Taylor's grandmother, my daughter, has a treadmill.

A treadmill with a motor on it.  Can you beat that.  I 

thought the idea was to get exercise, and it has a motor

to do the work for you!  What will they think of next?

Now Taylor has been wanting to use that treadmill for 

some time.  But "Nana" has been refusing to let him.

Apparently Taylor can be persistent.  So his grandmother

relented and let him use it.

After showing him how to use it, and the proper settings,

Taylor took off.  After a bit Taylor made a mistake and 

turned the speed the wrong way.  Then Taylor found out 

that the treadmill could out run him.  The treadmill tumbled

Taylor around and then threw him against the wall hard

enough to put a hole in the wall.

Thank God there were no broken bones.  But there are

large abrasions all over Taylor's body.  He can stand up 

with out being on an abrasion.  But he cannot set down

or lay down with out being on one.  The last time I 

talked to him - yesterday - he was standing up - in the

car.

Taylor has learned why his grandmother said no.

But hey!

How about you and I.

God our creator and life giver has given us a some

 "do's" and "don'ts" for our own good.

Are we listening?