Lit. Wooden Bowls

Wooden Bowls is a story about a man whose son and daughter in law treat him badly and make him sit by himself at a small table for dinner, only allowed to use wooden bowls to eat since he broke a few plates. The son sees his son playing with wood scraps and asks him what he is doing, to which his son replied with "Oh, I'm making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up." The son and daughter in law broke out in tears, realizing their mistake. They invited the grandpa back to the table. This relates to C.A.R.E.S because it shows examples of both self-control and empathy. It shows how the son and his wife should have controlled themselves when grandpa disrupted dinner with noisy eating and spilling mile. The son and wife also feel empathy towards grandpa, as they also feel sad and cry when their son says that he will do the same thing to them when they are older. The main idea behind this story is to respect your elders and treat them the way you want to be treated, now and when you are their age. It's also to remember that we will all reach that age if God allows us to, and that age doesn't mean you should be treated a different way than others.