Explanation of Life
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?"
So God agreed.
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 agreed.
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 again.
On the fourth day, God created
man and said: "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For
this, I'll give you twenty years."
But man 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 the 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....now who's that I'm
hearing barking?