The golden screw
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:13 pm
Once upon a time, a young boy was born without a belly button.
In its place was a golden screw. All the doctors told his
mother that there was nothing they could do. Like it or not, he was stuck with it.
All the years of growing up were really tough on him, as all who saw the
screw made fun of him. He avoided ever leaving his house and thus,
never made any friends.
One day, a mysterious stranger saw his belly and told him of a
swami in Tibet who could get rid of the screw for him. He was thrilled.
The next day he took all of his life's savings and bought a ticket to Nepal.
After several days of climbing up steep cliffs, he came upon a
giant monastery. The swami knew exactly why he had come. He was
told to sleep in the highest tower of the monastery and the following day when he
awoke, the screw would have been removed.
The man immediately went to the room and fell asleep. During
the night while he slept, a purple fog floated in an open window, bearing
in its mist, a golden screwdriver. In just moments, the screwdriver
removed the screw and disappeared out of the window.
The next morning when the boy woke, he saw the golden screw
laying on the pillow next to him. Reaching down, he felt his navel, and there
was no screw there!
Jubilant, he leaped out of bed, but in seconds, his butt fell off.
The moral: Don't screw around with things you don't understand
or you'll lose your ass.
In its place was a golden screw. All the doctors told his
mother that there was nothing they could do. Like it or not, he was stuck with it.
All the years of growing up were really tough on him, as all who saw the
screw made fun of him. He avoided ever leaving his house and thus,
never made any friends.
One day, a mysterious stranger saw his belly and told him of a
swami in Tibet who could get rid of the screw for him. He was thrilled.
The next day he took all of his life's savings and bought a ticket to Nepal.
After several days of climbing up steep cliffs, he came upon a
giant monastery. The swami knew exactly why he had come. He was
told to sleep in the highest tower of the monastery and the following day when he
awoke, the screw would have been removed.
The man immediately went to the room and fell asleep. During
the night while he slept, a purple fog floated in an open window, bearing
in its mist, a golden screwdriver. In just moments, the screwdriver
removed the screw and disappeared out of the window.
The next morning when the boy woke, he saw the golden screw
laying on the pillow next to him. Reaching down, he felt his navel, and there
was no screw there!
Jubilant, he leaped out of bed, but in seconds, his butt fell off.
The moral: Don't screw around with things you don't understand
or you'll lose your ass.
:wah: