Daily Excerpt: When You're Shoved from the Right, Look to Your Left (O. Imady) - Honey and Humility

  


Today's book excerpt comes from When You're Shoved from the Right, Look to the Left by Omar Imady.

HONEY AND HUMILITY

After all the animals had been created, many decisions had to be made. One of these decisions involved who would be entrusted with carrying an amazing substance called honey. The animals started to argue with each other, each trying to prove why it should be selected for this special task. The angels arranged for a competition to resolve the dispute. 

 First, the elephant stepped forward. “I am clearly the most qualified. Not only do I have an enormous belly where all the honey can be kept, but I also have a trunk that is perfectly designed for the task of inserting the honey into containers.” 

 Next came the lion. He roared a few times and then said: “Honey needs to be protected, and who is more qualified to protect it than the king of the jungle?” 

Then the horse stepped forward. “Honey,” the horse proclaimed, “needs to be transported quickly and reliably. There is no one more qualified for this task than me.” 

As the animals were arguing their cases, one of the angels noticed that the bee was flying away from the scene. The angel inquired, “Where are you going? Aren’t you going to participate in the competition?” 

The bee responded, “You must be kidding! How can I possibly participate in such a competition? I am completely and utterly unqualified to carry such an amazing substance. I am nothing but an insignificant insect.” 

At that very moment, the decision was made. “Honey will be entrusted to the bee because it possesses the most important quality of all. Not a large container. Not strength. Not speed. Humility.”

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