Ever been tempted to play "hooky"?

"Hooky"

That is the name of the next SpongeBob SquarePants episode I will share with you this week.

SpongeBob lives in a Pineapple under the sea, right?  So the whole show takes place under water.  At some point there is bound to be a fishing hook that comes into play.  Well, in this episode SpongeBob and Patrick come across these hooks that they consider to be a carnival ride.  They eventually decide this the funnest ride ever.  They grab onto them and as soon as they do, the hook pulls them rapidly upwards.  At just the right moment they leave go and float back down to the bottom of the sea.  They are having a blast, oblivious to the dangers of getting caught on the hook and yanked out of the water by the fishermen.  Well, finally they are warned about the perils of playing "hooky" and are told to never go near the hooks again.  Of course, by this time they are addicted to the thrill of riding the hooks.  They try their best to avoid the temptation, but alas they cannot.  So, unbeknownst to the two dare-devils, a plan is hatched by their friends to cure them of their antics.  SpongeBob is lured by a hook which is actually controlled by Squidward.  His square pants get caught on the hook and he can't get off.  He runs frantically to the Crusty Crab for help.  Mr. Crabs is there as well as his daughter Pearl and her friends who are watching the whole thing.  Eventually SpongeBob has to take off his square pants in front of everyone to escape from the hook.  Everyone laughs at him.  He is mortified and forever cured of playing "hooky."

Have you ever been like SpongeBob - lured by the fun, yet potentially dangerous things around us?  It goes like this:  It looks fun.  It IS fun.  Let's do it again!  At some point it becomes apparent to us that it probably isn't the safest thing for us - but we do it again anyway.  One day though we get hooked and we know that we've gone too far.  We've tried it once too many times and we panic.  We can either keep our mouth shut and get reeled in or we can run screaming for help to our friends or family.  Yes, it may be embarrassing when they learn the naked truth - but at least we will be saved and probably cured of whatever dangerous addiction we have been playing with.