with the prescribed diet. The lesson is that nobody loses out by refusing to compromise. The official’s fears were entirely allayed, and he gave permission for the boys to remain permanently on their chosen diet. Nobody had been offended. Yet neither Daniel nor his three companions had compromised. They had been faithful in little, and this was to be the beginning of their being faithful in much. If Daniel had not stood firm at this point, could he possibly have stood firm later, when threatened