by Dad Mark Goldasich
Think whose 94th birthday is Nov. 18?
If you stated, “Dad Mark,” pity on you. Hey, I’m old, however not that old!
The right response is Mickey Mouse. Here’s what developer Walt Disney stated about him: “I had this mouse in the back of my head … due to the fact that a mouse is sort of a supportive character in spite of the reality that everybody’s scared of a mouse … including myself.”
Among my long-lasting youth memories is viewing “The Mickey Mouse Club” and participating in on that remarkable signature tune. I liked the line: “Hey there, Hi there, Ho there. You’re as welcome as can be! M-I-C-K-E-Y– M-O-U-S-E!” Being a just kid, it was great coming from a club.
In honor of Mickey, here’s a story about another mouse:
A mouse browsed a fracture in the wall to see the farmer and his partner open a plan. Interest relied on shock as he found it was a mousetrap.
Scampering to the farmyard, the mouse revealed: “There’s a mousetrap in your house!”
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and stated, “Mr. Mouse, I can inform this is a serious issue to you, however it’s of no repercussion to me. I can’t be troubled.”
The mouse duplicated the alerting to the pig, who stated, “I’m so really sorry, Mr. Mouse, however there’s absolutely nothing I can do about it. Be guaranteed that you remain in my prayers.”
Lastly, the mouse passed the message on to the cow, who responded, “Wow, Mr. Mouse. I’m sorry, however it’s no skin off my nose.”
The dejected mouse went back to your house to deal with the mousetrap alone.
That really night, a loud breeze was heard. The farmer’s partner hurried to see what was captured. In the darkness, she didn’t see it was a harmful snake whose tail was captured in the mousetrap. The snake bit the lady, triggering her a fever.
Since a fever is treated with fresh chicken soup, the farmer took his hatchet to protect the soup’s primary active ingredient. As his partner’s condition degraded, pals pertained to sit with her. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. Regretfully, the farmer’s partner quickly passed away. Numerous came to her funeral service, that the farmer butchered the cow to feed them all.
And the mouse searched with fantastic unhappiness from his fracture in the wall. (Adjusted from a story in Meir Liraz’s “Leading 100 Inspirational Stories.”)
The ethical is: We’re all linked in this experience called life. We’re all part of the “club” and can’t manage to be indifferent to the issues of others, as Pope Francis so frequently advises us. We require to watch out for one another … for the sake of all of us.
Yes, there is undoubtedly a lot we can gain from a mouse.
