Sunday, February 10, 2008
Life explained...
On the first day, God created the dog and said:
'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone
who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life
span of twenty years.'
The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about
only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?'
So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the monkey and said:
'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh.
For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.'
The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years?
That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give
you back ten like the Dog did?'
And God agreed.
On the third day, God created the cow and said:
'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long
and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to
support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life
span of sixty years.'
The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to
live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back
the other forty?'
And God agreed again.
On the fourth day, God created man and said:
'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll
give you twenty years.'
But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give
me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the
monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that
makes eighty, okay?'
'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'
So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep,
play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we
slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten
years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren.
And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and
bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you.
posted by butterflies @ 12:35 PM
4 Comments:
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LOL!!! Thanks for the perspective. I've read this before, but tonight it really brought a rash of chuckles.
Hope all is well with you my dearest sister!! As always, I work. I am, however, on the verge of a journey. A journey toward better self-realization, acceptance of my fellow humans, a spiritual awakening that is overdue. I feel I am on the brink of something wonderful, exciting, & very positive.
I love you!!
Blessed be...
Ok it just dawned on me that your post says Sunday. It's Saturday at my house. Are you back in NZ???
What's up???
love...
Nope sweetie Im still here LOL..my computers still set on NZ time.
Ill ring you tomorrow if your around..its time we had a good catch up.
iM TRYING to get to OKC..
Love you too sister:)
TOO TRUE, TOO TRUE!
There are days when I feel that I am labouring like a cow and for what??? I hope in a few more years my time to act as a money will come. I am going to milk that for all it's worth. Wait, that's being a cow right? Oh dang, I am mixing up my breeds and my timing...Story of my life!
XOXO