---------------------------------------------------------- Commander-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 06/29/07: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:15 PM - Years (David Owens) 2. 09:08 PM - Re: Years () ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:15:54 PM PST US From: "David Owens" Subject: Commander-List: Years It's not often you receive such wisdom in a short email. > > On the fifth day, God said, "Let the land produce living creatures > according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the > ground, and wild animals." > > 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?" > > So God agreed. > > 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 ten > years and I'll give you back the other ten like the cow did?" > > And God agreed. > > Then God created the monkey and said, "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 like the dog did?" > > And God agreed again. > > Then God said, "Let us make man in our image...." And He said to Adam, > "Eat, sleep, play, marry, and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you > twenty years." > > But Adam said: "Only twenty years? I'll never even figure out Eve in > that time! 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, "It shall be as you've asked." > > So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, 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. David Owens Aerial Viewpoint N14AV AC-500A-Colemill ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:08:23 PM PST US Subject: Re: Commander-List: Years From: Bravo!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message commander-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Commander-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/commander-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/commander-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.