This is a great tool to use as a coach, teacher, or mentor. The author uses characters that the reader can associate with in problems that occur in life. He creates a picture where life was good and plentiful at first. He shows the readers how some characters stayed alert and notice changes in the food source and others that carried on in the same daily routine that eventually lead to not having any more food. Eventually one of the characters decided to humble himself and realize that the problem of not having any good was not going to take care of itself. There had to be some work on his part which meant going out and doing something about it, instead of drowning in self-pity like his friend. This is an example of self-evaluating one’s self and making positive change. Negative energy creates negative reactions to situations. By the character stepping out on faith and embracing the unknown, he found strength within himself which made his spirit stronger. It showed him how to believe in himself. The longer his journey was in the search of finding more food, the more he motivated himself and it increased his knowledge of his surroundings.
Eventually he finds a food source that was plentiful and had a variety cheeses. It also leads him to other characters that adapted to change and who could in the future have a positive influence on life instead of being around the character who is stuck into what’s going on right now.
We use to live in a society where a person needed to look for a job that they could get hired on at 18 years old and retire from that organization at age 65. In today's society individuals must be willing to constantly learn and use situational awareness. I use the famous saying in the Clint Eastwood movie "Heartbreak Ridge" when he tells his Marine Recon personnel to adjust and adapt. My dad would always and to this day express how important it is to stay current with technology and education. I