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“See children thrusting their hands into a narrownecked jar and striving to pull out the
nuts and figs it contains; if they fill the
hand, they cannot pull it out again, and
then they fall to tears.”
— SELFLESSNESS
Also attributed to: Epictetus
The point
Grasping too much, like children reaching for treats in a narrow jar, leaves us stuck and in tears.
Scripture
1 Timothy 6:9
Audience
AdultsYouthChildrenSmall Group
Tone
Convicting · Sobering
To tell aloud
under a minute · 35 words