Related commentaries – Attitude

Sayings of The Wise – Proverbs 22:12 – 22:21

A Child Picks Two Quarts of Raspberries

A mother sent her child to pick a quart of raspberries. Reluctantly he dragged himself to the berry patch. His afternoon was ruined for sure. Then a thought hit him. He would surprise his mother and pick two quarts of raspberries instead of one. Rather than drudgery his work now became a challenge. He enjoyed picking those raspberries so much that fifty years later that incident was still fresh in his mind. The job hadn’t changed. His attitude had. (Dynamic Preaching, June, 1990).