On the first day God created the cow. God said, "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.
The second 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 (sigh).
On the third 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 again.
On the fourth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep,
play, have sex, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy, enjoy. I'll
give you twenty years."
Man said, "What? Only twenty years" No way man. Tell you
what, I'll take my twenty, and the forty the cow gave back,
and the ten the dog gave back and the ten the monkey 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,
have sex, enjoy, and do nothing; 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 |
