Hi! My name is Pat the Hammer. I live in Bob the Builders tool box. When Chanie walked into the playroom in a hurry, I hoped to be chosen to be used as a tool, to teach the greatest kids, the second of the Aseret Hadibrot: "Do not have for yourselves other gods besides Me."
Within five seconds, I found myself on the table together with many papers and toys. All of a sudden the kids started reading the strangest thank you cards I've ever heard.
Dear ATM Machine, ... Thank you so much for all that cash!
Dear tree, ... Thank you for the delicious apple!
Dear rain, ... Thank you for watering all my plants and making them grow!
Dear piano, ... Thank you for the beautiful concert!
Dear mailman, ... Thank you for the beautiful birthday present!
Dear mixer, ... Thank you for the black and white cookies!
Dear ax, ... Thank you for chopping down the tree!
At last I understood, and jumped up to explain. In the olden days people believed that there were many gods to serve. The god of the sun, moon, stars, rain, wind, and fire to name a few. Later they made idols of gold, silver, and stone, to help them concentrate when they prayed. Their mistake was that the sun, moon, stars, wind, and rain are just tools that Hashem does use to run this world. They have no power of their own! Thanking these tools makes as much sense as those silly thank you cards! We need to realize that Hashem is the only one to thank for everything, because He is the true creator!
The story of our forefather, Avraham, who broke all the idols in his father Terach's shop was a bit scary, especially because I was used as a tool to pretend to smash all the dolls around!
I was very surprised to learn, that there is still idol worship today! If anything gets in the way of our relationship with Hashem, it can be considered as an idol. The kids each wrote something that can be an idol today, on one paper, and what they would say to it on another. They sure had fun matching the papers together too!
The T.V., computer, DSI, horses, toys and games were all mentioned. I'm sure the kids learnt this lesson well and will be more aware to turn off or put away these things when they should, so that it shouldn't get in the way of listening to their parents, which is a big Mitzvah, and doing what Hashem wants!
Bang! Bang! See you later! I've got to get back to my tool box before Devorah Leah hides me somewhere!
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