Well, that’s the way my body is now. Do you remember having fun playing with those toys? “Yeah! My best friend, Ronnie, would come over, and we would play with them a lot,” Remmy said excitedly.

“So you have happy memories playing with your old toys, even though they don’t work too well anymore?” “I sure do, but I like my new ones, too.” “What if you never played with your old toys?” asked Royce. “They might still be like new, but you wouldn’t have fun memories of playing with them, right?”

“I guess you’re right.” “Which would you rather have, the good times playing with your friend or your old toys looking like new?” Without hesitation Remmy exclaimed, “The fun with my friend! We laughed a lot.” “That’s the same way I feel about my body,” explained Royce. “I had fun in my life and did a lot of exciting things. If I wanted to protect my body and try to keep it looking like new, I would have missed out on some great times. The same thing goes for you and your toys. If you leave all your toys in the box and never play with them, they’ll never get old and break, but you’ll never have any fun either.”

“Have you ever skinned your knee?” “Yeah, look!” Remmy rolled his pants leg up over his right knee, proudly displaying a wound from the playground. “That’s okay,” said Royce. “You’re using your body and having fun. I had a lot of bumps and bruises in my life. I usually got them while I was doing something I liked. — Beliefnet.com