Poppy, a young farm boy, had been seeing a psychologist for some time. The first time he went the good Doctor asked him, "Poppy what is bothering you today?"
Poppy replied, "I know it is ridiculous, but I think I am seed upon the ground. I am scared to death that the chickens are going to eat me."
The Doctor answered, "You are right. That is ridiculous. Look at your hands. Look at your feet. Look in this mirror. Do you not see that you are a creation of God? As long as you know that the chickens can not eat you. You are safe." After a long conversation Poppy left the Doctor's office convinced that he was not seed upon the ground but indeed a fully functioning human being.
Two weeks later Poppy returned to the good Doctors office with the same concern. Again the Doctor convinced him that he was a human being. Again he left convinced of who he was.
However this happened again several more times. Each time leaving the Doctor convinced he was human and returning sure that he must be seed upon the ground. Finally after a long session with the good Doctor, both Poppy and the Doctor felt certain that Poppy would return home with a clear understanding of who he was.
For weeks the Doctor did not see Poppy, and he assumed that everything going well. But after a long pause in their relationship Poppy returned once more to the Doctor saying, "I am scared to death that Chickens are going to eat me! What can I do?"
The good Doctor replied,"My dear Poppy we have been over this again and again. You are not seed upon the ground. You are a human being made in the image of God. If you know this the chickens can not eat you!"
Poppy replied, "I know that I am not seed upon the ground, But do the chickens know?"
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