• Story, "The Wind in Both Ears"

• Print the story "The Wind in Both Ears" and prepare to present it.

Read or tell the story as directed. Connect the story explicitly to religious education by saying:

A major goal of Unitarian Universalist religious education is to equip people-children, youth, and adults-to face whatever comes to them in life.

Lead a short discussion about the life experiences that people need to be equipped to face. Ask about each age group: preschoolers, elementary school-age children, youth, young adults, middle-aged adults, older adults. As needed, suggest examples, like adjusting to going to school, living through divorce, experiencing death of a loved one. Some themes may recur for several age groups (encountering birth and death), while others (adjusting to siblings, seeking a mate, selecting a career, losing the ability to drive) may be more relevant to particular life stages.