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?"
And God said that it was
good.
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 again said that
it was good.
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 it
was good.
On the fourth day, God
created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For
this, I'll give you twenty years."
But the human 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.
There is no need to thank me for this
valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service. If you are looking
for me I will be on the front porch!
