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Coach Steve Barnes shared an interesting illustration from the book “Every Man’s Battle.” The story was told of a hiker who was confronted by a snake who asked for a ride up the hill in the hiker’s backpack. The hiker said “No. You are a snake. If I give you a ride in my backpack, you will bite me.” The snake promised not to bite the hiker and begged for a ride up the mountain. He said, “It will take me days to climb this mountain without your help. Please give me a ride. I promise not to bite you.” After going back and forth for a while, the reluctant hiker finally agreed to carry the snake up the mountain. He carefully picked up the snake and made the hike. At the top, the hiker carefully pulled the snake out of the backpack and just before setting it down, the snake bit him. “You promised not be bite me” the hiker said. “Now I am going to die up here on this mountain. Why did you do that?” The snake simply replied, “You knew what I was before you ever picked me up.” The lesson in the story is we know the danger of drugs, alcohol and premarital sex. We know what can happen if we give into them. The best thing to do is never to pick them up.
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