Jokes to Cheer You
It's Good to Laugh!
The Making of Man
During creation, God created the mule and told him, "You will be a mule, working constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and lack intelligence and you will live for 50 years."
The mule answered, "To live like this for 50 years is too much, Lord. Please give me no more than 20."
And it was so.
Then God created the dog, and told him, "You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of Man, and will be his greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years."
The dog responded, "Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that is too much, Lord. Please give me no more than 10 years."
And it was so.
God then created the monkey and told him, "You are a monkey, you shall swing from tree to tree acting like an idiot. You will be funny and you shall live for 20 years."
The monkey responded, "Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world is too much. Please Lord, give me no more than 10 years."
And it was so.
Finally, God created Man and told him, "You are Man, the most powerful being that walks the earth. You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years."
Man responded, "Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little. Please Lord, give me the 30 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused and the 10 years the monkey refused."
And it was so.
And so God created Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 30 years as a mule, working and carrying heavy loads on his back. He would have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the leftovers after his family emptied the pantry. And then, in his old age, he would live 10 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot and a clown to amuse his grandchildren.
And it is so.
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