One night, a Delta twin-engine puddle jumper was flying somewhere above New Jersey. There were five people on board: the pilot, the world's greatest athlete, the world's smartest man, the Dali Lama, and a hippie.
Suddenly, an illegal oxygen generator exploded loudly in the luggage compartment, and the passenger cabin began to fill with smoke.
The cockpit door opened, and the pilot burst into the compartment. "Gentlemen," he began, "I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that we're about to crash in New Jersey. The good news is that there are four parachutes, and I have one of them!" With that, the pilot threw open the door and jumped from the plane.
The athlete was on his feet in a flash. "Gentlemen," he said, "I am the world's greatest athlete. The world needs great athletes. I think the world's greatest athlete should have a parachute!" With these words, he grabbed one of the remaining parachutes, and hurtled through the door and into the night.
The smartest man rose and said, "Gentlemen, I am the world's smartest man. The world needs smart men. I think the world's smartest man should have a parachute, too." He grabbed one, and out he jumped.
The Dali Lama and the hippie looked at one another. Finally, the Dali Lama spoke. "My son," he said, "I have lived a satisfying life and have known the bliss of True Enlightenment. You have your life ahead of you; you take a parachute, and I will go down with the plane."
The hippie smiled slowly and said, "Hey, don't worry, pop. The world's smartest man just jumped out wearing my backpack."
Have a nice day!
6 comments to THE DALAI LAMA AND THE PARACHUTES
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Anonymous Self praise is no praise at all! Whether a person is smart or otherwise, the people know and need no any special recognition.
Likewise for a religious person, if others cannot see your god(s) in you, you have failed to live up to your religious calling. For many are called but few will be choosen, says the Lord.
For the satire concern, me think this smartman is an imposter. No one knows his smartness except himself,.... thus a poor ending for him. Hokkien saying : BHHTC
"bor ho ho tar cek". Not serious in his studies.
~ahoo~
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Anonymous The moral of the story is :
If you cannot enter the front door, you still have an alternative, i.e. by the back door, haha!!!!!
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Unknown Dear Anon @ 11am
Agree!
Thanks for seeing the moral of the story.
Cheers
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Unknown Dear ahoo
There are many things in life we may not understand - why some do or say one thing and another happens.
All we can do is to learn from our mistakes and that of others and hope that each day that we are alive will be better than yesterday that our tomorrow can be brighter than today.
Take care and have a blessed day!
Cheers
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Unknown Dear Anon @ 12.29pm
Sighs...I worry about what young people are learning from what they read in the news!
Take care and have a nice day!
Cheers
Anonymous I have only one word to say : SELFISH!