Since Easter, Buddhism has been the subject for the Year 7 students. The Buddhist Scriptures include what Christians might call “parables,” Stories with lessons about life.

Paroles, stories with a meaning, fables, have had an enduring capacity to retain their relevance through the centuries. Some speak as much to the Twenty First Century as they did to the First, or any other century. The stories have fostered an interest in stories from other sources.

There is one story I heard told by a missionary thirty years ago for which I …