Post by chow on Feb 24, 2006 0:48:50 GMT -5
One day, while a woodcutter was cutting the
branch of a tree above a
river, his ax fell into the river. When he cried out,
the Lord appeared and
asked, "Why are you crying?" The woodcutter
replied that his ax has
fallen into the water, and he needed the ax to
make his living.
The Lord went down into the water and reappeared
with a golden ax. "Is
this your ax?" the Lord asked. The woodcutter
replied, "No."
The Lord again went down and came up with a
silver ax. "Is this your
ax?" the Lord asked. Again, the woodcutter
replied, "No."
The Lord went down again and came up with an
iron ax. "Is this your
ax?" the Lord asked. The woodcutter
replied, "Yes."
The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and
gave him all three
axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home
happy.
Some time later the woodcutter was walking with
his wife along the
riverbank, and his wife fell into the river. When he
cried out, the
Lord again appeared and asked him, "Why are you
crying?" The woodcutter
replied,"Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!"
The Lord went down into the water and came up
with Jennifer Lopez. "Is
this your wife?" the Lord asked. "Yes," cried the
woodcutter.
The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"
The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord.
It is a
misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to
Jennifer Lopez, You would have come up
with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Then if I said 'no' to her,
you would have
come up with my wife. Had I then said 'yes,' you
would have given me all
three. Lord, I am a poor man, and am not able to
take care of all
three wives, so THAT'S why I said yes to Jennifer
Lopez."
The moral of this story is: Whenever a man lies, it
is for a good
and honorable reason, and for the benefit of others
branch of a tree above a
river, his ax fell into the river. When he cried out,
the Lord appeared and
asked, "Why are you crying?" The woodcutter
replied that his ax has
fallen into the water, and he needed the ax to
make his living.
The Lord went down into the water and reappeared
with a golden ax. "Is
this your ax?" the Lord asked. The woodcutter
replied, "No."
The Lord again went down and came up with a
silver ax. "Is this your
ax?" the Lord asked. Again, the woodcutter
replied, "No."
The Lord went down again and came up with an
iron ax. "Is this your
ax?" the Lord asked. The woodcutter
replied, "Yes."
The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and
gave him all three
axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home
happy.
Some time later the woodcutter was walking with
his wife along the
riverbank, and his wife fell into the river. When he
cried out, the
Lord again appeared and asked him, "Why are you
crying?" The woodcutter
replied,"Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!"
The Lord went down into the water and came up
with Jennifer Lopez. "Is
this your wife?" the Lord asked. "Yes," cried the
woodcutter.
The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"
The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord.
It is a
misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to
Jennifer Lopez, You would have come up
with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Then if I said 'no' to her,
you would have
come up with my wife. Had I then said 'yes,' you
would have given me all
three. Lord, I am a poor man, and am not able to
take care of all
three wives, so THAT'S why I said yes to Jennifer
Lopez."
The moral of this story is: Whenever a man lies, it
is for a good
and honorable reason, and for the benefit of others