Imagine...

Imagine that there were no hunger, And everyone

had something to eat
Imagine that there were no prejudice, And every- Don Bosco Utume August 24, Sunday: Issue 65
one was treated sweet
Imagine that all the children had a place to play, • Jambo You(th) is a weekly news letter aimed at helping the Youth in moulding their
Imagine all of their problems just faded away, daily lives in Christ.
Imagine that there were no diseases, And every- • Our vision is expressed in just two phrases: GOOD CHRISTIANS and
one lived to grow old. RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.
Imagine that there were no poor people. And all the streets were paved
Pep-up : Stories for Reflection
with gold To the Young : Parable of the Carpenter’s Tools

Features
Imagine that there were no drugs. And all the needles disappeared. Points to Ponder : In Whose Hands
Imagine in their places flowers bloomed, And all the birds reappeared. Saint of the Week : St. Bartholomew
Imagine that there was no pollution, And we could all just heal the world Reflection : Imagine!
Imagine that there were no sexist people, That discriminated boy & girl Last Drop : Ever Noticed?
This is not a figment of my imagination, I'm just speaking for my genera-
The Gift of Insults
tion
There once lived a great warrior. Though quite old, he still was able to defeat any chal-
I wish there was something I could do Just to make my dream come true lenger. His reputation extended far and wide throughout the land and many students gath-
I thought I'd write this poem down to tell you how I feel ered to study under him.
Eric McCorkle One day an infamous young warrior arrived at the village. He was determined to be the first
man to defeat the great master. Along with his strength, he had an uncanny ability to spot
Last Drop and exploit any weakness in an opponent. He would wait for his opponent to make the first
move, thus revealing a weakness, and then would strike with merciless force and lightning
EVER NOTICED?
speed. No one had ever lasted with him in a match beyond the first move.
A man never earns enough
Much against the advice of his concerned students, the old master gladly accepted the
A woman is never beautiful enough
young warrior's challenge. As the two squared off for battle, the young warrior began to hurl
Clothes are never fashionable enough
insults at the old master. He threw dirt and spit in his face. For hours he verbally assaulted
Cars are never nice enough
him with every curse and insult known to mankind. But the old warrior merely stood there
Gadgets are never modern enough
motionless and calm. Finally, the young warrior exhausted himself. Knowing he was de-
Houses are never furnished enough
feated, he left feeling ashamed.
Food is never palatable enough
Somewhat disappointed that he did not fight the disrespectful youth, the students gathered
Relationships are never romantic enough
around the old master and questioned him. "How could you endure such an indignity? How
Life is never full enough ………!
did you drive him away?"
Satisfaction comes when we step off the escalator of desire and say, “That’s enough.
"If someone comes to give you a gift and you do not receive it," the master replied, "to
What I have will do. What I make of it is up to me and my vital union with the living God.”
whom does the gift belong?"
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 PARABLE OF THE CARPENTER’S TOOLS
Once there was a terrible quarrel among the tools in a carpenter’s workshop. They
were attacking and putting down one another.
Sr. Hammer: I think Sr. Saw should leave the workshop. She has very sharp teeth
and she bites deep into people and hurts them seriously.
Sr. Saw: Okay, if you don’t want me, I will leave. But then Sr. Screwdriver also must
quit. She is not of much use around here. She is so small and thin that we have to
turn her round and round to get a little job done.
Sr. Screwdriver: Alright. If you don’t need me, I’ll leave the workshop immediately.
However, Sr. Hammer also must quit. She has too much head-weight and is very
overbearing. She comes down heavily on people and crushes them.
Sr. Hammer: Well, I am ready to leave, if nobody wants me around here. But, in that
case, also Sr. Plane should leave. She is so slow and lazy, we have to push and pull
her up and down to make a superficial impression.
Sr. Plane: I see. So, nobody here wants me. I’m ready to go provided Sr. Chisel
also leaves. She has such long, sharp tongue, she talks too much, gossips around
and hurts people.
Sr. Chisel: Alright, who wants to stay here if nobody wants me! I will quit but on con-
dition that Sr. Ruler leaves too. She is so straight and rigid, and she measures and
judges people all the same.
Sr. Ruler : No problem. I will go away provided Sr. Sandpaper also goes.
She is very rough and rude and rubs people on the wrong side.
Thus the quarrel among the tools went on and on. Then came the Carpenter of Naz-
areth. Hearing all the noise in His workshop, He inquired what the problem was.
They told Him about the quarrel. And He said to them, “What nonsense are you talk-
ing? I don’t want anybody to leave my workshop. I need all of you for my work. Eve-
ryone of you is very important for me in doing my job.
Then the Carpenter of Nazareth, using all the tools in the workshop, made a beautiful
pulpit and standing on it preached the GOOD NEWS!
Well, the moral of the parable is obvious. Every member of the family/community, big
or small, strong or weak, endowed with many gifts or few, is important, precious, lov-
able and unique. Everyone has an important role to play. Everyone has an important
contribution to make to the family/community and to the world. If a person does not
fulfill one’s designated role, that will remain unfulfilled till the end of time. If in a fam-
ily/community every member is accepted, respected and loved and if there is a con-
tinuous and generous flow of gifts from every member in the family/community, not
only will the family/community preach the good news but BECOME THE GOOD
NEWS! And family/community life will become a celebration!
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.
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In Whose Hands
A basketball in my hands is worth about $19. A basketball in Mi-
chael Jordan's hands is worth about $33 million. It depends whose
hands it's in.
A baseball in my hands is worth about $6. A baseball in Mark
Mcguire's hands is worth $19 million. It depends whose hands it's in.
A tennis racket is useless in my hands. A tennis racket in Pete Sam-
pras' hands means a Wimbledon Championship. It depends whose
hands it's in.
A rod in my hands will keep away a wild animal. A rod in Moses'
hands will part the mighty sea. It depends whose hands it's in.
A sling shot in my hands is a kid's toy. A sling shot in David's hand
is a mighty weapon. It depends whose hands it's in.
Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in my hands is a couple of fish sand-
wiches. Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in Jesus’ hands will feed
thousands. It depends whose hands it's in.
Nails in my hands might produce a birdhouse. Nails in Jesus
Christ's hands will produce salvation for the entire world. It de-
pends whose hands it's in.
As you see now it depends whose hands it's in. So we can put our
concerns, our worries, our fears, our hopes, our dreams, our fami-
lies, and our relationships in God's hands because --It depends whose
hands they're in.
Fr. Pat
SAINT for the WEEK
August 24 St. Bartholomew, Apostle
One of the twelve apostles, Bartholomew was from Cana in
Galilee. Because the lists of twelve Apostles differ from one
evangelist to another, he is usually identified with the Nathaniel
described in the fourth Gospel (John). Unsubstantiated tradition
relates that he was a missionary in many countries and
preached the gospel in India (properly Arabia), where he left
behind a copy, in Hebrew, of the Gospel of Matthew. He is tradi-
tionally said to have been flayed alive in Albanopolis, Armenia.
Your children need your presence more than your presents .
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