Our History teacher's wife is having a baby. They have chosen not to know its gender ahead of time. Our principal took an informal poll to see how many students thought the baby would be a girl and how many thought it would be a boy. When he asked if anyone was willing to say why they chose the particular gender for which they voted, one student raised his hand and stood up. "Well, Mr. L is a very decent man. Therefore, he deserves to have a boy." With a satisfied smile, he sat down. Disconcertingly, from my American viewpoint, none of our international students seemed bothered by this rationale.
**Moral of this story: If you are a girl you have less value.
The principal continued with his chapel message by talking about what makes a person successful. Perfect opportunity to teach these students who come from very wealthy families the difference between the world's definition and the Lord's definition, right? Ummm...no. According to our fearless leader, success is attained when you have found "the one" God created for you, begin a family with "the one," start your career and earn a lot of money.
**Moral of the story: If you are unmarried and do not have children you have less value. The Lord is choosing not to bless you.
Wow...am I glad I didn't skip today. I needed that reminder of my worth. Here's to being an unmarried, childless female. Let's hear it for the losers.
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