"George Washington, did YOU chop down the cherry tree?" > > > > "No, Dad." > > > > "You're not lying, are you?" > > > > "No, no, no! I swear on this Bible that I did NOT chop down the cherry > > tree." > > > > "Son, the servants saw you out here with your ax. Your punishment will > > be much worse for you if you lie. Now, tell me the truth or I won't let > > you go to Easter Sunday church with your friend Monica!" > > > > "OK, Dad, if you put it that way. I did answer your question truthfully. > > Still, I must take complete responsibility for all my actions. While my > > answer was legally accurate, I did not volunteer information. > > > > "Indeed, Dad, I did cause the cherry tree to be lying on the ground. To > > do this was wrong. It constituted a critical lapse in judgment and a > > personal failure on my part for which I am solely and completely > > responsible. I know my answer to you gave a false impression. I misled > > you, my own father. I deeply regret that. > > > > "I can only tell you I was motivated by many factors. First, by a desire > > to protect myself from the embarrassment of my own conduct. I was also > > very concerned about protecting Mom from this shock. What I did, Dad, > > was use a saw to cause the cherry tree to fall. Only after the tree was > > already down did I go get my ax to chop off individual branches. So, I > > chopped off branches, but sawed down the tree. Look at the saw cut on > > the stump and the ax cuts on the branches. Therefore, legally, I told > > the truth. > > > > "I am disturbed, however, that a father would go to the trouble and > > expense to have family servants pry into the playtime activities of his > > son while in the sanctity of a boy's own back yard. Anyone would be > > offended by this prying into their actions. Even future presidents have > > private lives. > > > > "However, I would ask you to turn away from the spectacle of this fallen > > tree which is a private matter between me and the birds that lived in > > the tree and to return our attention to strengthening and repair of our > > now damaged, but still solid family relationship." ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Web Consultants Association : Register on our web site Now Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants If you lose the instructions All subscription/unsubscribing can be done directly from our website for all our lists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
