Saturday, 4 November 2006

Nothing Much

I've got over my having a year added to my life... (birthday) and nothing much is happening.  I have noticed how reading so many blogs has really given me eye ache and headaches - I must get eyes tested but after the dentist.  Does anyone else feel that all their money goes on maintenance.... eyes, teeth, pills.  I also find I cannot read the journals with the small print so I have to bypass them. 

Daughter has got another cold, she has only just got over the last one which ended in a chest infection, son was supposed to come and see me today cos of my birthday, but there has been no sign. 

Hey ho life goes on.

But God is good and tomorrow's Sunday so hopefully we will get to church and have a great time of fellowship with our church family.

 

And it Was So

 

 

God created the mule, and told him.  “You will be mule, working constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back.  You will eat grass and lack intelligence.  You will live for 50 years.”  The mule answered:  “To live like this for 50 years is too much.  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, to whom you will be his greatest companion.  You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years.”  And the dog responded:  “Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that is too much.  Please, no more than 10 years.”

And it was so.

God then created the monkey, and told him.  “You are monkey.  You shall swing from tree to tree, acting strange.  You will be funny and you shall live for 20 years.”  And 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 only rational 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.”  And the man responded:  “Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little.  Please, Lord, give me the 20 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused, and the 10 years the monkey rejected.”

And it was so.

And so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 20 years like a mule, working and carrying heavy loads on his back.  Then, he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the left-overs after they empty the pantry; then, in his old age, to live 10 years as a monkey, acting strange to amuse his grandchildren.

And it was so.

 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! ROL this was so funny something I havn't read before on the net or in j/land which makes a change.Sorry your son didn't turn up for your birthday.Not to worry he is with us and probably was enjoying something elsewhere which we must be grateful of.I havn't seen one of my sons now for three yrs he lives in Dallas USA but as long as he is well that suits me.Take care thanx for the laugh LOL!!
Astoriasand http://journals.aol.co.uk/astoriasand/MYSIMPLERHYMES

Anonymous said...

Thanks for visiting my journal and leaving a link. I loved this tale.I feel just like a monkey when I play with Owen the terrible! I am off to my church at 11am for a renewal of energy and some peace! I too spend a lot of money on keeping my body in working order! love Conniex