Why We're Working Like Cows
On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow. "Today I have created you! As the job of a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer all day long. You will work all day under the sun! I will give you a life span of 50 years."
Cow objected "What?! For this kind of tough life You want me to live for 50 years?! 20 years will do; the other 30 years I'll give back to You." So God agreed.
On the very second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog, "What you are supposed to do is to sit all day by the door of your house. If anybody comes in, you will have to bark at them! I'll give you a life span of 20 years!"
Dog objected. "What?! All day long to sit by the door?! No way! I will give You back my other 10 years of life!" So God agreed.
On the third day, God created the monkey. He said to the monkey, "You are to entertain people. You make them laugh and do monkey tricks. I'll give you 20 years."
Monkey objected. "What?! Make them laugh?! Do monkey faces and do tricks?! 10 years will do; the other 10 years I'll give back to You." So God agreed.
On the fourth day, God created human and said to him, "Your job is to sleep, eat, sleep and play. You will enjoy very much in your life. All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing. For this kind of life, I'll give you 20 years."
The man objected. "What?! Such a good life! Eat, play, sleep, do nothing?! Enjoy the best and you expect me to live for only 20 years?! No way! OK! Why not we make a deal? Since Cow gave you back 30 years, Dog gave you back 10 years and Monkey gave you back 10 years, I will take them from You! That makes my life 70 years old, right?"
So God agreed.
AND THAT IS WHY...
In our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, enjoy the best and do nothing much.
For the next 30 years, we work all day long, suffer and get to support the family.
For the next 10 years, we retire and stay at home, sit in front of the door and bark at people.
For the last 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren by making monkey faces and doing monkey tricks!
Cow objected "What?! For this kind of tough life You want me to live for 50 years?! 20 years will do; the other 30 years I'll give back to You." So God agreed.
On the very second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog, "What you are supposed to do is to sit all day by the door of your house. If anybody comes in, you will have to bark at them! I'll give you a life span of 20 years!"
Dog objected. "What?! All day long to sit by the door?! No way! I will give You back my other 10 years of life!" So God agreed.
On the third day, God created the monkey. He said to the monkey, "You are to entertain people. You make them laugh and do monkey tricks. I'll give you 20 years."
Monkey objected. "What?! Make them laugh?! Do monkey faces and do tricks?! 10 years will do; the other 10 years I'll give back to You." So God agreed.
On the fourth day, God created human and said to him, "Your job is to sleep, eat, sleep and play. You will enjoy very much in your life. All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing. For this kind of life, I'll give you 20 years."
The man objected. "What?! Such a good life! Eat, play, sleep, do nothing?! Enjoy the best and you expect me to live for only 20 years?! No way! OK! Why not we make a deal? Since Cow gave you back 30 years, Dog gave you back 10 years and Monkey gave you back 10 years, I will take them from You! That makes my life 70 years old, right?"
So God agreed.
AND THAT IS WHY...
In our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, enjoy the best and do nothing much.
For the next 30 years, we work all day long, suffer and get to support the family.
For the next 10 years, we retire and stay at home, sit in front of the door and bark at people.
For the last 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren by making monkey faces and doing monkey tricks!
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