Shooting birds
Since my brother took my kid out hunting, he started shooting birds at our backyard with his slingshot. One time, I saw a number of birds lying dead. This is going bad because my child is not respecting life anymore. He feels powerful over the poor little birds and it makes me wonder how I should control him.
One day, while walking at the mall, I saw a couple of birds for sale. I bought 2 love birds and gave them to my child. I told him how to take care of it, feed it and play with it. After some time, he became caring and compassionate for those birds. He saw love coming out from them. I remember that when one of the birds died, he noticed how sad the other has become and he felt it too.
Sooner, there were no more dead birds around the backyard and he never touched his slingshot again. Where’s the slingshot? Its with me. I’m shooting down my old toys.