The Ostrich Egg

One time there was a servant and a master. The master was peering out from his balcony at his servant. "You down there! I need you to catch this ostrich egg." The servant welcomed the demand as it was his place to do what his master said. "Okay, throw it down!" The master threw down the giant egg to his servant but the servant was unable to catch it and it burst on the rocks below. The servant was very upset to let down his master's simple instruction but there was nothing he could do to about it. The master sent down his son to help clean up the broken egg.

The story reflects our station. The egg is symbolic of our innocence and obligations to God. Everybody is represented by the servant, and God is, of course, the Master. The egg fell, despite the sincerity of the servant's attempt. We too are all fallen from grace and are in a situation of cleaning up. The master sent his son to help us.

Its important to realize our station. We are not without need of help from Christ and others. We shouldn't think our lot thats given to us is unfair or too demanding because its part of God's plan that we be tested. The test though isn't to necessarily "catch the egg" but to realize that the egg broke and we must look to the Son for help. I'm not saying we should give up trying to meet the demands of our Heavenly Father because we're commanded to "love and serve God with all your heart, might, mind, and strength" (Doctrine and Covenants 4:2). I am saying that we must depend on the Savior for help in all our tasks.