An Up Front Statement
I did not write this wonderful parable, but wanted you to read and enjoy it. Perhaps the author will see it and contact me—then I will be able to give credit where it is due!
Life Explained in a Parable
1 – On the first day, God created the dog and said,
“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 10 years and I’ll give you back the other ten?”
And God saw it was good.
2 – On the second day, God created the monkey and said,
“Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I will
give you a life span of twenty years.”
The monkey said, “Monkey tricks for twenty years? That’s a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten years like the dog did?”
And God, again saw it was good.
3 – On the third day, God created the cow and said, “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 a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I’ll give back the other forty?”
And God agreed it was good.
4 – On the fourth day, God created humans and said, “Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I’ll give you twenty years.”
But the human said, “Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, OK?”
“OK! You asked for it,” God said.
So, this is why
for our first twenty years, we eat. sleep, play, marry and enjoy ourselves.
For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family.
For the next ten years, 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.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information.
I am doing it as a public service.
If you are looking for me, I will be on the front porch . . . with my iPhone, barking!
—Author Unknown
