A Peel For Rain
One day Tripp went out to his backyard and picked an orange from a tree. He sat down on his porch, made himself comfortable and began peeling the orange so he could eat it. No sooner had he finished preparing the orange and the weather outside turned to rain.
Some weeks later, Tripp went outside, picked an orange and attempted the same thing. Once again, the rains came and he was unable to eat his orange while he was outside.
A few more weeks passed and Tripp’s wife invited some friends and family to the house for a picnic. Everyone there spoke of the wonderful weather that day, how perfect it was for their gathering, and what a good time they were having. Then Tripp noticed some of the company picking oranges from the trees, and his nephew was about to eat one! To this, Tripp exclaimed, “Stop—put those oranges away! Are you all crazy? Do you all want to make it rain and ruin everybody’s good time?!”