My mother said, “Don’t jump out of the swing.

You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”

My daddy said, “Don’t jump out of the swing.

You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”

My teacher said, “Don’t jump out of the swing.

You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”

So what did I do?

I swung real high

And just let go.

I thought I could fly.

Through the air,

I did soar,

Forgetting what,

I had been told before.

Then I hit,

The Merry-Go-Round,

That bounced me twice,

Up off the ground.

I spun head over heals,

Through the air,

And landed and rolled,

From here to there.

Up the slide

I did go.

Then down the ladder,

And I didn’t slow.

Knocking out,

Three of my friends,

I hit the backstop,

And launched up again.

Then what happened next,

Was the worst of every feature.

Boom! Bang! Plop!

I landed on top of my teacher.

My mother said, “Don’t jump out of the swing.

You’ll land. You’ll hurt. You’ll really, really sting.”

So what did I do? I jumped.

I thought I could fly,

But now I have two broken legs,

And my teacher? A big, black eye.

Obedience

Sometimes you may be told not to do something that you think would be fun, and even though you may not understand why you shouldn’t do it, you should obey just the same. Rules are not intended to take the fun out of life. In fact, God gave us rules to protect us. So always obey your parents and teachers and always do what you know is right. The Bible says in Titus 3:1, “Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to every good work.”