Bullies. Jerks. People who always make stupid mistakes. We've all had to
deal with them. But sometimes we don't deal with them in a very nice
way. In The Grapes of Wrath, the cranky grape family upsets
Junior Asparagus when they begin calling him names. Disliking his
newfound title of "cheese-headed bean boy," Junior hollers for his dad,
who explains to Junior that he should forgive the grapes for their
unruly behavior. He asks the grapes to apologize, and it seems that all
is well...until they find out Junior's name and are given a new reason
to tease him. Like Junior, many people would have trouble forgiving
someone who was consistently so inconsiderate, but with Mr. Asparagus'
help, both offenders and offended learn the value of forgiving those who
hurt us.
The next segment, Larry's Lagoon, is a delightful parody of Gilligan's Island.
Larry, the Skipper's faithful assistant, shares Gilligan's active
imagination, and his daydreaming causes their ship to be marooned.
Everyone is so angry about being stranded that they refuse to forgive
Larry. Larry, in his dejection, ventures off on his own. It is only
after he is gone that they realize how they almost lost a good friend
because they were unable to forgive an innocent mistake.
The
video teaches a good lesson in forgiving people who do us wrong, whether
intentionally (the grapes) or unintentionally (Larry). In place of the
silly song is an infomercial advertising the Forgive-o-matic. There are
only two songs in this video, less than the usual. In that respect, God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!
may not be quite up to par with the other videos in the series, but all
in all it's a great show.
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