Leg of Lamb

Once upon a time there was a young married couple who were deeply in love ...

One day the young man arrived home to a glorious aroma as he entered their home. "What is that?" he asked his wife.

"Shush now. Don't worry about it now." She replied. "Just go and get comfortable and you will find out soon enough."

And so they enjoyed a delicious meal of roast leg of lamb.

As he was savouring the meal the young man asked his wife "Where did you learn to cook lamb like that?"

"It's a family recipe. It has gone from one generation to the next."

"Wow," he said "it tastes absolutely fantastic. By the way, why did you cut the bone and fold it back like that?"

"Oh, that's just how my mom used to do it. I don't know why. I was a little girl and learnt from my mom as I grew up." she said.

Some time later they were visiting with the young woman's parents. "Mom, you know the leg of lamb we do. Why do you cut the bone and fold it back?"

"That's just the way I learnt it from your Nana." Her mother replied. "That's the way I've always done it."

Some time after that the young couple happened to visit the young lady's grandmother and she asked her 'Nana' the same question.

"My dear," she chuckled "do you remember the old coal stove at the farm. Well its oven was just so-o-o small."

So is there a moral to this tale?

I do believe there is and that is to watch out for the 'legs of lamb' in our lives.

Don't be afraid to question why something is done in a certain way. "That's the way it has always been done." is never a good enough reason by itself. That is the kind of thinking that hinders mankind from progressing.

If there is a good reason why something is done in a particular way and you can't think of a better way and a better reason then, by all means, continue doing it that way.

If you can think of a better way and a good reason for doing something a different way then do it. That is the kind of thinking that helps mankind to progress.