Theme: Don't act in haste.

Visual Aid: An opaque drinking glass.

"I have a story to tell you this morning about something that happened when I was five. Is anyone here this morning five years old?" Several children raise their hands. I direct my next question to them.

"Do you have trouble seeing what is on the table when you sit in your chair at mealtimes?" Their little faces look very serious as they bob their heads up and down indicating they do.

"I did too, when I was your age. One evening I sat down at the dinner table with my family. As I looked around to see what we were having for dinner, I noticed I didn't seem to have any milk in my glass. We didn't use glasses made from glass back then. The glasses we had were like this one, made out of colored metal." I hold the metal glass …