Key Sentence: “When the need for something outweighs our desire to maintain integrity, we are out of balance."
What would you do? You’re Kelly the green dragon. You’re big and brave. But you’re away from your home in warm Texas and you’re lonely and experiencing your first harsh winter with little food. You find a huge green acorn to match your color, but you know if you eat it quickly, you’ll soon be wanting for more. Mostly, you’re lonely. Enter a seemingly friendly and sweet talking Squirrel who shows up with what looks like a basket of smaller but sumptuous acorns. What would you do? Would you hold on to your wonderful green acorn or would you trade for what you think is a basket of plenty? You guessed it. Kelly swaps for the basket, only to find at bottom it’s full of branches and leaves and in fact contains little food. He’s been tricked. “Kelly's dragon roar could be heard throughout the forest. The ground shook as Kelly chased Squirrel's path, which abruptly stopped at a tree.”. But what did Kelly learn from the bad experience? How come he got conned? Think about it: “When the need for something outweighs our desire to maintain integrity, we are out of balance. “ And Kelly decided it was in fact time to return to the basics. “Defeated and hungry, Kelly picked up his tiny acorns and began the long trek home.” What’s your own takeaway? *All quotes from tori Hartman’s fable of Kelly the Green Dragon
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