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A utopian joke.

This is humorous note about how a professor with a problem goes to a ZEN spiritual leader for a resolution.The Leader writes in own words.I am delighted to share it with you all.PLEASE READ ON... :-D
 
A professor used to come to me -- he was a professor in the same university as I was, and he said, "I would like to be a sannyasin" -- he was immensely impressed -- "but the only fear is that after becoming a sannyasin I cannot go to the pub, and you know that I am addicted to alcohol. Wearing the robe of the sannyasin it will look very weird and other drunks will start laughing."I said, "There is no harm. Drink anyway. Become a sannyasin and give it a try."
 
He became a sannyasin and the second day he came -- "You have put me in trouble. I was thinking there is only one trouble, the pub; there are many. My wife now touches my feet! She says, `You are so spiritual!' Now I cannot relate with her in any other way, except by giving her a blessing."
 
He was very angry, he said, "You! You must have known and still you did it to me -- and I have been your friend for so long. Last night in the dark I sneaked towards the pub, hoping that everybody must have left by this time, but the bartender was there. He immediately fell on the ground, touched my feet and he said, `What a great transformation!' Now I feel like killing you!"Finally ~ "The professor laughingly says -It is ridiculous; this man is strange.but we still listen to him."
 
This does teach us that ~~ Life is a utopian joke.And we should be careful what we ask for!

:)


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