[longfellowsmuse]

I have no idea what your relationship with God is, but this is a well written account of what it means to sin, and it shines with more wisdom than many people possess. This 7 year old boy, knew he’d committed a sin, knew he had to make it right with God and the storekeeper, and he knew that sin leads to separation from God and emptiness. Wisdom from a 7 year old? Yes indeed.

[posterchild]

Brilliantly written.

[Louis Foxwell]

Sounds like a little girl to me: “...fanning myself all the way in a manner I was sure duplicated the graceful lines of a señorita,...”

[Yaelle]

Agreed. This is when I first learned real morality too. Same kind of thing. And as an adult I simply don’t lie. The biggest untruth I might tell is that “I can’t make it” to a function or “it looks good on you.” And I need to tell fibs to my mom with Alzheimer’s so she will be spared getting upset. That is IT for dishonesty with me, and yes, I learned 75% of how to be GOOD at about 7.

[heterosupremacist]

#6 I have no idea what your relationship with God is, but this is a well written account of what it means to sin, and it shines with more wisdom than many people possess. This 7 year old boy, knew he’d committed a sin, knew he had to make it right with God and the storekeeper, and he knew that sin leads to separation from God and emptiness. Wisdom from a 7 year old? Yes indeed. Agreed! Good post...