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Bacon or Eggs ?

I woken up this morning thinking about a business fable or motivational story you may have heard of 'The Chicken and the Pig'. Both the chicken and the pig look on at a family eating breakfast. The chicken comments how her eggs allow it to participate or involve itself to help others. The pig then comments on the bacon saying they don't just involve but are totally committed by sacrificing life!

The difference between commitment and involvement is like bacon and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.

My reunion with Estephanie at the last weekend is the most memorable moment of my life as I kept thinking for fourteen months when that day will come.. she was thinking the same way about me. It was as a dream came upon us, and I wanted to continue her sponsorship through what I call.. 'Second Chances Sponsorship' – direct commitment to a child with the family onboard. Estephanie (age 12) is the first ever child to benefit from SCS, so have just sent her 'Reunion Gift' package incorporating the whole family in an educational program led by herself.

I'm beginning to feel just like a baby learning to stand and walk, my involvement in 'basic' sponsorship has now taken me to a higher level.

But then.. Bacon or Eggs, the life will be sacrificed. If you’re a chicken, every egg you lay is a chick that you’ve sacrificed. If you’re a pig, you sacrifice your life. Both take risk to give and both have a reward in contributing to the meal we call breakfast – the sponsorship!

And the question and ultimate lesson is how much of your self are you willing to sacrifice to have the life that you truly want (for our children)? Or, you may feel like no sacrifice at all, just a simple word..😟

The photo sent by Estephanie's parents who simply named it ‘Dhuwa’.

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