green eggs and ham

One of the kids I work with really seems to enjoy Dr.Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham. So the other day, not only did I get to read him the story Green Eggs and Ham for the gazillioneth time but got to watch the animation Green Eggs and Ham soon after.

I'm sure you all know the story but just as a quick recap...
Here's 'Sam I Am' trying his might to persuade this old grouchy seuss dude to try a sliver of green eggs and ham. Sam carries around the green breakfast platter all through the story; here and there, in the house, with the mouse, in a box, with fox, in the tree, in the car, in the rain, on the train... and on and on.

Honestly, if I were Sam I probably would have stopped at "in the house." I mean, really, it wasn't helping Sam any for the other guy to have eaten the dish. The pursuit was solely based on his desire to share something delicious with someone else, right? Then it suddenly hit me...how come we don't do more of that? We offer a bite, a ride, a quick word only out of obligation or to meet formalities but how often do we really mean it and when we do, how far are we willing to push through? Up to "in the house" like me? or perhaps up to "in a tree" which is, in some ways, pushing the limits of social etiquette. But if we have something so delicious, so wonderful in our hands that we know will only add to one's life, why shouldn't we keep on offering it? Otherwise, wouldn't it be selfish of us not to just for the sake of our comfort?

After all, when the grouchy figure finally gives in to Sam's "pestering" (his reason being to appease Sam so that he would be left in peace), the guy absolutely loves it! The rest of the story tells of how he will always eat those delectable green eggs and ham anywhere and everywhere! As the story came to a close with the final lines spoken by the grouchy-turned-happy dude being "Thank you, thank you, Sam I Am", I was left there wondering... will I ever be like Sam?