Rob Colquhoun

1. One day Jimmy wanted to know what he was going to get for Christmas. He knew his parents always hid the Christmas presents in the attic. This year, he could bare the anticipation and waiting any longer. He scuttled up the stairs at the top of his house and unravelled a couple of presents with his name on. To his amazement he was to receive a scalextric racing set. He salivated over his wonderful new discovery and played with his new toys, dribbling with excitement. After a couple of hours, he returned the cars to the box and rewrapped the present.

That Christmas day, his parents were particularly disappointed to see that after such a considerable investment, Jimmy did not show the slightest ounce of surprise or joy over his new present- he looked and was decidedly uninterested. In opening his present early he had ruined the great gift, making it appear humdrum and uninteresting when it finally was to be cherished.

Likewise, in having sex before marriage, Jimmy had desensitised his attitude towards the marital act, emasculating and sterilising his ability to give true love. His inability to wait and cherish hardened his heart towards receiving the bliss of married love.

2. A father was about to let his eighteen year old daughter go on a date with Jimmy. The Father asked him: “Would you let a stranger drive your car?” Jimmy naturally responded that he would not do such a thing. The father then said that he valued his daughter far more than anything in the world and if there was the slightest bit of damage from their meeting he would hold him personally responsible.