TheminuteIsawitwasgreenIwassorry,andbegantoreflect—
reflectionisthebeginningofreform。Ifyoudon\'treflectwhenyoucommitacrimethenthatcrimeisofnouse;itmightjustaswellhavebeencommittedbysomeoneelse。Youmustreflectorthevalueislost;youarenotvaccinatedagainstcommittingitagain。
Ibegantoreflect。Isaidtomyself:\"Whatoughtaboytodowhohasstolenagreenwatermelon？WhatwouldGeorgeWashingtondo,thefatherofhiscountry,theonlyAmericanwhocouldnottellalie？
Whatwouldhedo？Thereisonlyoneright,high,noblethingforanyboytodowhohasstolenawatermelonofthatclass:hemustmakerestitution;hemustrestorethatstolenpropertytoitsrightfulowner。\"IsaidIwoulddoitwhenImadethatgoodresolution。I
feltittobeanoble,upliftingobligation。Iroseupspirituallystrongerandrefreshed。Icarriedthatwatermelonback—whatwasleftofit—andrestoredittothefarmer,andmadehimgivemearipeoneinitsplace。