--------- Begin forwarded message ---------- >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 like an idiot. You will act like an idiot >to >> > be funny for the humor of children, 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 leftovers after they empty the pantry; then, in his old age, to >live >> > 10 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot to amuse his >grandchildren. >> > And it is so. --part0_922429616_boundary-- --------- End forwarded message ---------- Cmdr. Tony Bredow Outpost 238 Poway, CA ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks!" RTKB&G4JC! Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rangernet.org
