At the start of the story the churchgoers are trying to have the young children find Jesus, because they have sinned. The churchgoers are very enthusiastic about the children being "saved". They intimidate the children into following the crowd. The last two children sitting on the bench are very confused about what is exactly supposed to be happening. They think that they will actually see Jesus, "Still I kept waiting to see

When people follow the crowd, it is not always in their best interest. The little boy ended up being very upset by the outcome of the sermon and has probably never forgot what had happened. When people give in to the interests of others, they end up hurting themselves. The boy should not have stood up at the end of the sermon, because he didn't believe that he was actually being saved. In the long run being your own person, with your own set of values and beliefs, is the best possible route to keeping your innocence and self-perspective. By giving into outer influences, you end up sacrificing your truths in life. Once you give up that belief, it is hard to believe in anything else. There is always a good solid background to form off of and this little boy just lost his footing. By not defending his own beliefs, he ended up hurtin

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Approximate Word count = 561
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)