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How many people here this morning wish that they were older than they are? (Wait for an answer) You do? How old would you like to be? Would you like to be ten or sixteen or twenty-one? What could you do if you were older that you can't do now? (Get some answers and try to lead them to the kind of jobs that they would have if they were older.) I see. If you were older you could have a job, go to work, stay up late, eat the kind of food you like and wash your hands and brush your teeth whenever you wanted to. Well, I can certainly see why you want to be older than you are today.

But did you ever think of the things you might miss if you grew old too fast. Have I ever told you about Benjamin Donkey? I haven't? Well, I certainly am glad that I came today so that I can tell you a…