You Are Lost

You Are Lost

A grandfather took a long walk through the woods with his grandson one day. As the day ended and the large trees cast long shadows, the grandfather decided to use this as a teaching opportunity for his grandson. He waited until the darkness was approaching and then asked his grandson who was enjoying himself throwing rocks and playing in the creek, “Son, do you know which way is the road?”

“No,” the young boy said.

“Son, do you know what direction is the house?”

“No.”

“Do you know how to get out of the woods safely?”

The grandson looked up again and shrugged, “No.”

The grandfather stopped him and said, “Then you are lost, son.”

And the grandson smiled, took his grandfather’s hand, and said, “I can’t be lost. I’m with you.”