Life as I see it,

Let me explain to you what I have learned. There is
no need to thank me for this valuable information.
I'm sharing this information as a public service. If
you wish to discuss the subject further and come
looking for me you will find me on my front porch.
BARKING!

When God created the dog he said,
"Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at
anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will
give you a life span of twenty years." The dog said,
"That's a long time to be barking. How about only
ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?" And
God saw it was good.

When God created the monkey he said,
"Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh.
For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span." The
monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years?
That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I
give you back ten like the dog did?" And God, again
saw it was good.

When God created the cow he said,
"You must go into the field with the farmer every
day, all day long and suffer under the sun, have
calves and give milk to support the farmer's family.
For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years."
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want
me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll
give back the other forty?" And God agreed it was
good.

When God created the human he said,
"Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For
this, I'll give you twenty years." But the human said,
"Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my
twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the
monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back,
which makes eighty years, okay?" "Okay," said
God, "You asked for it."

So that is why we humans,
For the first twenty years of our life, we eat, sleep,
play and enjoy ourselves. (human's twenty)
For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to
support our family. (cow's forty)
For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to
entertain the grandchildren. (monkey's ten)
And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch
and bark at everyone. (dog's ten)

A couple of months ago I posted the above in another
forum. After reviewing the above information, I
thought there is some insight and truth to this. We
humans spend the first twenty years of our life
eating, sleeping, playing and enjoying ourselves,
the next forty earning a living, the next ten
entertaining the grandchildren, and then we spend
the last ten years reminiscing about the good old
days while sitting on our porch watching the world
with amusement and vocalizing/barking at other
people's views and opinions.

The young are full of hopes and dreams; the old
have already pursued their hopes and dreams.

There's an iota of truth in it.

Boooooorrrriiiiiinnnnngggg!