Three sons left home, went out on their own, and
prospered. When they got back together several years
later, they discussed gifts they were able to give
to their elderly mother.
The first said, "I built a big house for our mother."
The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."
The third smiled and said, "Ha, I got you both beat!
Remember how mother loved to read the Bible? And you
know that she can't see very well? Well, I sent her
an amazing parrot that recites the entire Bible. It
took Church elders 14 years to teach him. Mom just
has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot
will recite it."
Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks:
"Adam," she wrote one son, "The house you built is
so big. I live in only one room, but I have to clean
the whole house."
"Jon," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel.
I stay at home most of the time, so I rarely use the
Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"
"Dearest Gerald," she wrote to her third son, "You
have the good sense to know what your mother likes.
The chicken was delicious..." |