Why We Live as Long as We
Do...
Author Unknown
On the first day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to the field 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 sixty years."
The cow said,
"That's a kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years.
Let me have twenty years and I'll give back the other forty."
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 twenty years."
The dog said,
"That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll give back
the other ten."
On the third
day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do monkey
tricks, make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty year life span."
The monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't
think so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?"
And God agreed
again.
On the fourth
day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play. Do nothing,
just enjoy, enjoy. I'll give you twenty years."
Man said, "What?
Only twenty years? No way! Tell you what, I'll take my twenty, and the
forty cow gave back, and the ten dog gave back and the ten monkey gave back.
That makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said
God. "You've got a deal."
So this is why
for the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, enjoy, and do nothing;
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 our grandchildren;
