My friend and I were having a conversation about God, and one of the things I mentioned is coming to terms with the fact that often God's timing and our timing are not the same. My friend told me a great joke to this point, and I think it may be one of the wisest jokes I have ever heard. Perhaps you, as well, have heard it:
A very upright and holy man lives in a town that is under threat of flooding. A police officer comes to the man, and says that the town will surely flood, and that the man should leave immediately, or else almost definitely drown. The man responds that God will save him. As the flood waters rise, the man is forced to ascend to the upper floor of his house. A boat comes by his house, and the people in it yell to the man to board their boat so that they can take him to dry land and safety. He again refuses, proclaiming that God will save him. The flood waters continue to rise, and the man is forced to climb onto the roof of his house. Soon a helicopter hovers over him, and the rescuers shout down to the man that they will lower a basket to him. If he gets in it, they can save him from the flood. But the man yells back that God will save him. The flood waters continue to rise, and eventually the man is overcome and drowns.
Upon entering Heaven, he asks God, "why did you not save me? I trusted you."
God replies, "I sent every possible opportunity to you."
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The ironic thing is that this "religious" joke would garner this fool a Darwin Award.
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