A dog was so faithful that the woman could leave
her baby with it and go out to attend other matters.
She always returned to find the child soundly
asleep with the dog faithfully watching over him.
One day something tragic happened.
The woman as usual, left the baby in the "hands" of this faithful dog and went out shopping. When she
returned, she discovered rather a nasty scene,
there was a total mess. The baby's cot was
dismantled, his nappies and clothes torn to shreds
with blood stains all over the bedroom where she
left the child and the dog. Shocked, the woman wailed as she began looking
for the baby.
All of a sudden, she saw the faithful dog emerging
from under the bed. It was covered with blood and
licking it's mouth as if it had just finished a delicious
meal. The woman got angry and assumed that the dog
had devoured her baby. Without much thought she
beat the dog with a wood to death. But as she
continued searching for the"remains" of her child,
she beheld another scene.
Close to the bed was the baby who, although lying bare floor, was safe and under the bed where the
body of a snake was torn to pieces in what had
been a fierce battle between the snake and the dog
which was now dead.
Then reality dawned on the woman who now
began to understand what took place in her absence.
The dog fought to protect the baby from the
ravenous snake.
It was too late for her now to make amends
because, in her impatience and anger, she had
killed the faithful dog. How often have we misjudged people and torn them to shreds with
harsh words and deeds before we have had time to
evaluate the situation?
This is called SIN OF PRESUMPTION Presuming things
our way without taking the trouble to find out
exactly what the situation really is. A little patience/ understanding that no one is the center of the
universe or the ultimate authority on life/
mistakes...a little forgiveness... some minor
communication...can drastically reduce major
lifelong mistakes. Don't think/react on what you
think others are thinking. Take time to get the whole truth.

Food for thought.