A humble and honest woodcutter ......Story
One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river.
When he cried out, God appeared and asked,
"Why are you crying?" The woodcutter replied that his axe has fallen into the water, and he needed the axe to make his living.
God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter replied, "No."
God again went down and came up with a silver axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."
God went down again and came up with an iron axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter replied, "Yes."
God was pleased with the man's honesty and since She is infinitely abundant, she gave him all THREE axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home happy.
Some time later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the
riverbank, and his wife fell into the river.
When he cried out, God
again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
"Oh dear God, my wife has fallen into the water!"
God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.
"Is this your wife?" God asked.
"Yes," cried the woodcutter.
God was furious. "You lied! This is not the truth!"
The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my God.
It is a misunderstanding.
You see, if I had said 'no' to Jennifer Lopez, You would have come up with Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Then if I also said 'no' to her, you would have come
up with my wife.
Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all THREE....
God, I am a poor man, and am not able to take care of all three wives, so
THAT'S why I said yes to Jennifer Lopez."
The moral of this story is:
Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and honorable reason, and for the benefit of others...... (?)
When he cried out, God appeared and asked,
"Why are you crying?" The woodcutter replied that his axe has fallen into the water, and he needed the axe to make his living.
God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter replied, "No."
God again went down and came up with a silver axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."
God went down again and came up with an iron axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter replied, "Yes."
God was pleased with the man's honesty and since She is infinitely abundant, she gave him all THREE axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home happy.
Some time later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the
riverbank, and his wife fell into the river.
When he cried out, God
again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
"Oh dear God, my wife has fallen into the water!"
God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.
"Is this your wife?" God asked.
"Yes," cried the woodcutter.
God was furious. "You lied! This is not the truth!"
The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my God.
It is a misunderstanding.
You see, if I had said 'no' to Jennifer Lopez, You would have come up with Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Then if I also said 'no' to her, you would have come
up with my wife.
Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all THREE....
God, I am a poor man, and am not able to take care of all three wives, so
THAT'S why I said yes to Jennifer Lopez."
The moral of this story is:
Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and honorable reason, and for the benefit of others...... (?)
