Life Cycle

[kenzhin]

 

On the first day God created the cow. God said, “You must go to the pasture with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of fifty years.”

The cow said, “That’s a kind of a tough life you want me to live for fifty years. Let me have twenty years and I’ll give back the other thirty.”

And God accepted the offer.

On the second day, God created the dog. God said, “Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of thirty years.” The dog said, “That’s too long to be barking. Give me fifteen years and I’ll give back the other fifteen.”

So God accepted the offer. (sigh).

On the third day God created the monkey. God said, “Entertain people, do tricks, make them laugh. I’ll give you a thirty year life span.” Monkey said, “How boring, monkey tricks for thirty years? I don’t think so. Dog gave you back fifteen, so that’s what I’ll do too, okay?”

And God accepted the offer again.(questions)

On the fourth day God created man. God said, “Eat,drink, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy. I’ll give you twenty years.”

Man said, “What? Only twenty years? No way, God. Tell you what, I’ll take my twenty, and the thirty cow gave back, and the fifteen dog gave back and the fifteen monkey gave back. That makes eighty, okay?”

“Okay,” said God. “You’ve got a deal.”

So, that is why for the first twenty years we eat, drink, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy, and do nothing in our perfect life. For the next thirty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next fifteen years we do monkey tricks to entertain our grandchildren; and for the last fifteen years we sit on chair in front of the house and bark at everybody.