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9 - Interesting to
know - How the Man got 80 Years of Age?
On the first day, God created the dog and
said to him - "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?" So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the monkey and said to him - "Entertain
people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a
twenty-year life span."
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 agreed.
On the third day, God created the cow and said to him - "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 only twenty years and I'll give back the other forty?" And God agreed again.
On the fourth day, God created man and said to him - "Eat, sleep, play,
marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."
But man 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, okay?" "Okay,' said God, "As 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 work as a 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.
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