Topic: Spiritual Humor: "Belief and Observation"
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Thu 04/30/09 10:02 PM
Pablo and Raul were sitting at home worrying about how they will make ends meet, because they had no money.

Feeling like he needed to do something about their situation, Pablo stood up, walked out of the sitting room, disappearing to some place in the back of the house. Raul waited and watched for Pablo to return, wondering what he was up to.

After a short while, Pablo came strolling back through the house and towards the front door. In one hand, Pablo was carrying an empty bucket, the other, a glass jar with a perforated lid containing butterflies.

Raul's curiosity getting the better of him asked, "Pablo, where are you going?"

Pablo responded, "I am going to the market to get some butter".

Raul says to Pablo, "how do you expect to get it? You cannot get butter with butterflies and an old empty bucket". Unfazed by Raul poking fun, Pablo continued out the front door and down to the market.

Thirty minutes later, Pablo returns without the jar of butterflies, but the once empty bucket, now half filled with rich creamy butter. Raul widened his eyes in astonishment and asked how he managed the trade. "By my Belief", Pablo responded as he carried the butter to the kitchen.

Moments later, Pablo emerged carrying a similar jar as the one from his earlier trip. This time, the jar was filled with horseflies.

Raul, taking one look at the contents of the jar Raul was carrying and erupted with laughter, barely managing to say, "Pablo, you may have gotten luck with the butter, but what in heaven are you planning to get for those, actual horses??" Pablo, slightly put off by Rauls continued closed minded reaction said, "You do not have to believe, just simply be an Observer", and Pablo continued on his way back to the market.

Two hours was just about to pass since Pablo left for the market intent on bring back horses for horseflies. Raul, fallen asleep on the couch, was awakened by the clop,clop,clopping of something coming near the window where the couch sat as he slept. Raul finally arose, looking out the window to see what the commotion was. To his utter amazement he watched as Pablo led two handsome stallions into the small stable to the left side of the house.

After Pablo settled the horses into their new home, Pablo walked out back and down towards the lake.

Still in awe of Pablo's ability to acquire the butter and hoses, Raul watch Pablo returning quickly to the road that led back into town, but he could not make out what Pablo was carrying in his hand from this distance.

Moving to the front door, Raul called out to Pablo asking what he now had for trading.

Not breaking his quick and long strides, Pablo called back, "a bushel of *****willows".

Raul, as if running for his life, caught up with Pablo and after catching his breath, stated "I will go with you,....only to observe".

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Fri 05/01/09 07:19 AM
laugh laugh laugh :angel: