Buzz Lightyear & Another Gift

Dear Joseph,

I still remember the Christmas where you wanted and got a Buzz Lightyear toy. It was fun to watch you play with that present. He was one well-treated toy. I could tell he was your favorite by the way you took care of him.

One other interesting thing about that gift was unlike other presents you got that year, you didn’t have to say “thank you” so much because your behavior told me all I needed to know about how much you appreciated and loved that gift.

There is another gift that you and I have been given that deserves to be well-treated: our bodies. As a father, I feel blessed that so far each of my children have been given healthy bodies.

But I know it’s not enough just to say thank you. When we show respect for our bodies we offer our most sincere thanks to Him who gave them to us. By the same token when we do things that draw inappropriate attention we diminish the value of the great gift we’ve been given.

Love,
Dad

Rule 6: When you are with others, avoid putting your hands on any part of your body that if exposed would create embarrassment.

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