The Pastor and his Donkey

> > A pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so
> >pleased with the donkey
> > that he entered it in the race again, and it won again.
> > The local newspaper read:
> > 'PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT'
> > The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity
> > that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.
> > The next day, the local newspaper headline read:
> > 'BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S ASS'
> > This was too much for the bishop so he ordered the pastor to get rid of
> >the donkey. The pastor
> > decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.
> > The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the
> >next day:
> > 'NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN'
> > The bishop fainted.
> > He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she
> >sold it to a farmer for
> > $10.
> > The next day the paper read:
> > 'NUN SELLS HER ASS FOR $10'
> > As a last resort the bishop ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and
> >lead it to the plains
> > where it could run wild.
> > The next day the headlines read:
> > 'NUN ANNOUNCES...HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE'
> > The bishop was buried the next day....
> > The moral of the story is...being concerned about public opinion can
> >bring you much grief and
> > misery ...and even shorten your life.
> > So be yourself and enjoy life.....
> > Only worry about your own ASS, not someone else's.....
> > You'll be a lot happier and live longer. J