An old man was once on the subway, and he sat down
next to a younger man. He noticed that the young
man had a strange kind of shirt collar. Having never
seen a priest before, he asked,
"Excuse me sir, but why do you have your shirt collar on
backwards?"
The priest became a bit flustered but politely answered,
"I wear this collar because I am a Father."
The older gent thought a second and responded, "Sir,
I am also a father but I wear my collar front-ways. Why
do you wear your collar so differently?"
The priest thought for a minute and said, "Sir, I am the
Father for many."
The older fellow quickly answered, "I too am the father
of many. I have five sons, six daughters and too many
grandchildren to count... But I wear my collar like
everyone else does. Why do you wear it your way?"
The priest who was beginning to get exasperated
thought and then blurted out, "Sir, I am the Father for
hundreds and hundreds of people."
Now the kindly old gentleman was stunned and sat silently
for a long time. As he got up to leave the subway train,
he leaned over to the priest and said,
"Well, sonny, perhaps, it's your pants you should wear
backwards." |
