Through Others Too Far Away
That Seeing, They May Believe
52 Children's Object Lessons
Object:
Obtain six small objects, such as wooden spools, <br>wooden craft beads, or plastic film containers. Tie a piece of <br>string to each object and suspend it from a rod. Arrange the six <br>items on the rod so that they are touching each other. When you <b
Purpose: To show the affect of our influence upon others.
Lesson: It is usually not too hard to see the way our actions
affect the people who are near to us. We do something nice for
someone, and we see their smile or we hear the words, "thank
you." But what we often forget is that what we say or do affects
not only the people near to us, but also those far away; people
whom we may never see.
This is the way it works, in simple terms: What we do affects
someone else and their reaction affects another person, and so