A man fell into a pit and couldn't get himself out.
A subjective person said, "I feel bad for you being in that pit."
An objective person said, "I knew someone would fall into the pit."
A Christian Scientist said, "You only think you're in a pit."
A Pharisee said, "Only bad people fall into a pit."
A legalist said, "You deserve that pit."
Buddha said, "You're pit is only a state of mind."
A realist said, "Now, that's a pit."
An optimist said, "Things could be worse."
A pessimist said, "Things are going to get worse."
An engineer calculated how to get him out of the pit.
A geologist told him to appreciate and study the pit.
The City inspector asked if he had a permit for the pit.
IRS wanted to know if he was paying taxes on his pit.
A politician avoided talking about the pit altogether
A mathematician calculated how he fell into the pit & the rate of his fall.
A News Reporter wanted the exclusive story on his pit fall.
A professor gave him a lecture on the principles of the pit.
A self-pitying person said, "You haven't seen anything until you've seen my pit."
Jesus saw the man, took him by the hand and lifted him out of the pit.
That's about the size of it.
ReplyDelete"Oh how I love Jesus!" ~~~ (song)
ReplyDeleteHe is the only one with the perfect answer...or in this case, the hand of help. Excellent Val.
You would probably be able to identify with a post I wrote some time ago about this same subject, no pit though but a ditch alongside a road.
ReplyDeleteThis post is the story of the good Samaritan with a few extra characters. All it takes is one helping hand, that's all.
Blessings Val, Geoff.
http://geoffmaritz.blogspot.com/2011/10/along-road-of-life.html A link to my post.