[VIDEO] Duncan Nugget® #320: Squabbling Over Crumbs

Three birds were sitting on a branch. They were starving. A bakery truck passes by and off falls a loaf of bread. When the loaf hits the ground a piece of the crust breaks off into crumbs.

The birds swooped down and started squawking and squabbling over the crumbs. Feathers were flying and beaks were pecking. One bird even lost an eye, but it never dawned on these idiots that there was a whole loaf sitting nearby.

Unfortunately, people can be like that too. They squabble over pettiness, toxic relationships, and dead-end careers that are nothing but crumbs.

If you are starving for happiness and fulfillment it makes no sense to squabble over anything that keeps you focused on the crumbs of life.

Step back. Take a look around. There’s a whole loaf sitting nearby.

Million-Dollar Question:
Are you squabbling over crumbs or striving for the whole loaf?

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What are 3 reasons people get caught up in petty things? Have you ever gotten caught up because of any of those reasons? If yes, what did you do about it? If no, how did you avoid getting caught up?

2. Describe how you would handle a conflict with someone who thinks an issue is important, but you think it’s unimportant.  

3. Describe what you do to stay focused on what’s most important to you in life.