On the first day God created the dog. God said,
"Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in
or walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty years." The dog
said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll give
you back the other ten."
So God agreed.
On the second day
God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks
and make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty-year life span." The monkey
said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't think so. Dog gave you
back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?"
And God agreed.
On
the third day God created the cow. "You must go to the field with the
farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves, and give milk
to support the farmer. 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. Let me have twenty and I'll give back the other forty."
And God agreed again.
On the fourth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. I'll give you twenty years."
Man
said, "What? Only twenty years? Tell you what, I'll take my twenty, and
the forty the cow gave back, and the ten the monkey gave back, and the
ten the dog gave back, that makes eighty, okay?"
Okay," said God, "You've got a deal."
So
that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, and enjoy
ourselves; the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our
family; the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the
grandchildren; and the last ten years we sit on the front porch and
bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you.
- Unknown
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