A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
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Jude and John were very close friends who attended the same school and stayed in the same neighborhood. The two of them enjoyed their cycling rides to school.
Jude had a knack for speed and race, he would often involve John into cheesy challenges to race but John always remembered to follow the traffic rules. While Jude would always look for ways to jump the signal-lights. John would always scold him for this but he would only laugh over it. One day, in the mad rush to win the race, he met a small accident with a car but he was quick to brush it off casually. A few stitches here and there and he was all fine. John did warn him to take it as a lesson and check his speeding limits.Unfortunately, warnings often fail to change people’s behavior.
One morning, when John was about leaving for church, his dad informed him that Jude had a severe road accident and had succumbed to the injuries. John cried and he remembered how Jude had always ignored all warning signs.
Moral of this story
This age old proverb effectively warns that one should not ignore the warning signs of any kinds because some-day the situation may become unmanageable.