tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583980701836458631.post9023661736042829510..comments2023-08-12T00:38:42.443-07:00Comments on Julie's Musings: What the Cat in the Hat Teaches Us About Temptation - Part 1Julie Merrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535352710739104399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583980701836458631.post-28522741815146940162012-09-20T18:22:09.398-07:002012-09-20T18:22:09.398-07:00As you say, Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss)would not h...As you say, Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss)would not have been thinking in terms of "sin". Even so, the parallel jumped out at me on one read to my daughter.<br /><br />In my next post, we'll take a look at "the fish in the pot". If the cat can represent temptation, who or what is the "fish"? What happens when we don't listen to him?<br /><br />Thanks so much for leaving a comment here. It is encouraging to hear from readers.Julie Merrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535352710739104399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583980701836458631.post-3064644828758883532012-09-20T17:52:17.050-07:002012-09-20T17:52:17.050-07:00Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) is one of my heros--wi...Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) is one of my heros--with how easily he blended deep controversial issues into silly lyrical poems. He was a moralist, so I'm sure while he might not have thought of these actions as "sin" he probably was thinking of "temptations" like vices. Still makes for a nice little lesson, though. Easily transferable to my little girls about how we are all tempted by the enemy; and how it rarely looks that bad. Plumbeddownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922056608873107130noreply@blogger.com