wit and wisdom stories

A sales representative, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out.  The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish”  “Me first! Me first!” says the admin. clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone.  “Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii,relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone.  “OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.” Moral of the story : Always let your boss have the first say.

A turkey was chatting with a bull “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.  The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.  Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree. Moral of the story : Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep you there.

F aith and doubt cannot coexist. Faith cannot be measured as little or large as there can be either faith or no faith. A man wanted to cross a river and Vibhishana came forward to help him. Vibhishana simply tied a leaf with a name of Rama on it to the dress that he was wearing and asked him to venture into the river. However he warned him not to doubt the easiness in crossing the waters, lest he will be drowned. The man consented to Vibhishana's idea and embarked on crossing the waters. He simply walked on the waters effortlessly. All of a sudden he was seized with the desire to look at the leaf that was tied to his clothes. He thus halted and untied the leaf from his dress to see the letters 'Rama' written on it. No sooner did he read, a doubtful thought popped up in his mind, "Just Rama?" The next moment he sank in its depths. Moral of the story- Absolute faith in God thus helps one in traversing his sorrows effortlessly. However a small doubt that creep...