LIFE EXPLAINED
A Geni in the distant past rubbed his lantern & a Dog appeared. He said to the dog, “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?” The Geni agreed. The Geni rubbes the lantern again and a monkey appeared. He said to the monkey, “Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I’ll give you a twenty-year life span.” The monkey said: “Monkey tricks twenty for years? That’s a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten years like the dog did? The Geni agreed.” The Geni rubbed the lantern again and a cow appeared and he told the cow, “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 tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I’ll give back the other forty.” The Geni agreed. Geni rubbed the lantern again and a man appeared and he said to the man: “Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this I’ll give you twenty years.” The man said:”Only twenty years! Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty years the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back. That makes eighty, okay?” “Okay,” said the Geni,”You asked for it.” So that is why for our 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 yars 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.
