Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2007 - 12:03 p.m.
The Meaning of Life - -----stolen from Bob
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Creation
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 forthe last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you...
