I suppose most of us are familiar with Orange Julius.

But to my son, if I tell him, “Remember the Orange Julius story”, it means he needs to try out something new.

The story began like this:

My son loves sweet drinks, as all kids would. One day after church, he asked if he could have his beloved Iced Lemon Tea (in a can). Recalling that he has been having quite a few of these canned drinks in the last two days, my wife and I resisted.

But we offered him a healthier and tastier alternative, Orange Julius. Now until then, he has not tried Orange Julius and he did not show any desire to do so, craving only for his canned drink.

We cajoled him by telling him what a great juice it was, and he would definitely prefer it to the canned Iced Lemon Tea once he had tasted it. But he was adamant that he still wanted his Iced Lemon Tea, and not Orange Julius which he had not tried before.

We also continued cajoling and the negotiation went back and forth until we gave him the ultimatum ,”Orange Julius or nothing!”

He had no choice and relented. Needless to say, he enjoyed that very first sip of Orange Julius, and the second sip and the third…and the whole drink

So when he finished we told him, “See! What a great waste if you had not tried this! Always give things a try, if you don’t like them eventually, at least you have tried and know you don’t like them.”

So now whenever he shows any signs of reluctance in trying new things/drinks, we’ll remind him, “Remember the Orange Julius story?”

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