Just for Fun

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods.
"What majestic trees!  What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7 foot grizzly charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.
At that instant the Atheist cried out: "Oh my God!"
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky: "You deny my existence for all of these years, teach others I don't exist, and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps could you make the BEAR a Christian?"  "Very well," said the voice. The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed and then the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together and bowed his head and spoke: "Lord, bless this food which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord. Amen."

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village.  An American tourist
complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. 

Not very long," answered the Mexican.
But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the
American.
The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his
needs and those of his family.
The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta
with my wife.  In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have
a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs . . .I have a full
life."
The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!
You should start by fishing longer every day.  You can then sell the
extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With
the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a
third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead
of selling your fish to a middle man, you can negotiate directly with the
processing plants and maybe even open your own plant.  You can then leave
this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! 

From there you can direct your huge enterprise."
How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.
Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American.
And after that?"
”Afterwards?  That's when it gets really interesting," answered the
American, laughing.  "When your business gets really big, you can start
selling stocks and make millions!"
”Millions?  Really?  And after that?"
After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the
coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a
siesta, and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."

(back to top)