en Commandments

aron Von Lodge was the head of a small country known as Lilliland near Switzerland. The time was the early 1900s.

The trip to England for the Baron and his fiancée, Lady Angela of Alpine Castle, was just about over. They left Victoria Station in London by train and crossed the channel and were on their way toward Paris.

The Baron was in a reflective mood and was discussing his thoughts about the Ten Commandments from the church book he purchased at the Canterbury Cathedral. The Baron said to Lady Angela that the Ten Commandments were very good rules to follow even for the person who did not have a religion.

The Baron decided to list the Ten Commendments:

1. You should have no other gods before the Lord.
2. You shall not bow down to graven images.
3. Do not take the Lord’s name in vain.
4. Keep Sunday holy.
5. Honor your parents.
6. Do not kill.
7. Do not commit adultery.
8. Do not steal.
9. Always speak the truth.
10. Love your neighbor as yourself.

The Baron mentioned that if a person learned the Ten Commandments and tried to sincerely follow them, then his life had to be exemplary.

When a person was a model citizen in Lilliland, he was a sincere, truthful person, respectful of his neighbors, did not steal or kill, kept Sunday as a day of meditation, loved his parents, did not curse, and was in tune with the natural wonderment of nature.

“Well,” the Baron concluded, ”Whatever makes a person a good citizen is really the same as following the Ten Commandments, isn’t it?”

Lady Angela agreed with the Baron’s point of view.

The following day, the train pulled into the Lilliland Station and the Baron said to Lady Angela that this was the best vacation he ever had.

“Let’s do it again soon,” the Baron said to Lady Angela.

“Yes,” she replied.