08-23-2006, 02:12 AM
COUNTRY PREACHER
I remember the story about the old country preacher who had a teenage
son,
and it was getting time the boy should give some thought along the
line of choosing a profession.
Like many young men, then and now,
the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do- and he didn't seem
overly concerned about it.
One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an
experiment.
What he did was, he went into the boy's room and placed on his study
table these three objects: a Bible, a silver dollar, and a bottle of
whiskey...
"Now then," the old preacher said to himself, "I'll just hide behind
the
door here, and when my son comes home from school this afternoon, I'll
see which of these three objects he picks up.
If he picks up the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me, and
what a blessing that would be!
>
If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a businessman, and that
would be o.k. too.
But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a drunkard - a no-good
drunkard and Lord, what a shame that would be."
The old man was anxious as he waited, and soon he heard his son's
footsteps as he came in the house whistling and headed back to his
room.
He deposited his books on the bed, as a matter of routine, and as he
turned around to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table.
With a curious set in his eye, he walked over to inspect them.
What he finally did was, he picked up the Bible and placed it under
his arm.
He picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket.
He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink...
"Lord have mercy," the old man whispered, "He's gonna be a politician!"
laugh:
I remember the story about the old country preacher who had a teenage
son,
and it was getting time the boy should give some thought along the
line of choosing a profession.
Like many young men, then and now,
the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do- and he didn't seem
overly concerned about it.
One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an
experiment.
What he did was, he went into the boy's room and placed on his study
table these three objects: a Bible, a silver dollar, and a bottle of
whiskey...
"Now then," the old preacher said to himself, "I'll just hide behind
the
door here, and when my son comes home from school this afternoon, I'll
see which of these three objects he picks up.
If he picks up the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me, and
what a blessing that would be!
>
If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a businessman, and that
would be o.k. too.
But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a drunkard - a no-good
drunkard and Lord, what a shame that would be."
The old man was anxious as he waited, and soon he heard his son's
footsteps as he came in the house whistling and headed back to his
room.
He deposited his books on the bed, as a matter of routine, and as he
turned around to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table.
With a curious set in his eye, he walked over to inspect them.
What he finally did was, he picked up the Bible and placed it under
his arm.
He picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket.
He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink...
"Lord have mercy," the old man whispered, "He's gonna be a politician!"
laugh:
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
A Light in your Darkness...always there...and burning...
A Light in your Darkness...always there...and burning...
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