A lot of people look at religion and commandments as inconvenient obstacles or annoyances. Rules and expectations are becoming more and more obnoxious and old-fashioned. As a school teacher, I notice a strong feeling of entitlement in children and a demand for fun and pleasure. There are few children who like to work hard and even fewer who understand the principle that following rules brings positive consequences. I once heard a story about a little boy who went out to fly a kite with his father one afternoon. It was a beautiful, sunny day and the wind was just right. The little boy was so excited to see his kite flying high above the earth. He thought the only thing that could make his experience better would be to see the kite go higher and higher into the sky. He told his father that he wanted to cut the string so that the kite could fly as high as it could. His father gently broke the news that it was in fact the string...