Issue 14, January 2010: Here Is A New Slant On Life

Issue 14: January 2010

Growing Beyond The Future

Here Is A New Slant On Life

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 grant 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, make them laugh. “I’ll give you a twenty-year life span.”

The monkey said, ”How boring, 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. God said. “You must go to the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the hot sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer and his family. I will grant 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. “God agreed again.

On the forth 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 give back and the ten the dog gave back, that makes eighty, Okay?”

“Okay,” said God, You’ve got a deal.”

So that is why for the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave is the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grand-children. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

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