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Hello Friends,

The joke goes like this:

There was a flood, and a man was sitting on the roof of his house. A boat came by, and the people inside it said "Hop in!
We'll take you to safety!"

The man answered, "No thank you, God will save me".

The water was rising higher, and the man was still sitting on the roof of his house. Another boat came by, and the people shouted, "You want a ride? We've got plenty of room."

And the man answered "No, thanks God will save me".

The water was around his neck, and a third boat came by. The people inside shouted, "Hurry and get in the boat! You're going to drown!"

The man said, "No thanks, God will save me".

The man was drowning, water was way over his head. His last words were, "God, why didn't you save me?"

And a voice from Heaven said "But I sent you three boats!".

Sometimes, when we think our problems are spiritual, we have to remember that sometimes, God sends boats.

Rock On!
Roxy

Roxanne,

/*\ Namaste :-]]

- yes, the guy sure couldn't see that it was up to him to save himself

>:-}}

- on another note? If the water was up around his neck the poor man was obviously bound to the roof of the house

- obviously it is not easy to relinquish our attachments and spare ourselves further suffering

>:-}}

Reiki All Around,

All Blessings,

Firekeeper

Firekeeper,

Yes, I know what it's like to be attached to one's suffering...been there, done that. Somehow, I thought the suffering made me special.

In my case, push came to shove and I was forced to seek help. Thank goodness, my life has been so much better because of it.

As for the guy...yes, he'd be floating, but he'd still be in pretty shabby shape.

Rock On!
Roxy

I like it! x

Has anyone seen 'oh brother where art thou'
Your joke reminded me of it.
seems to tie in right nicely,.

Happy trails.

It's similar to the story about the famous explorer who was telling a friend how he was lost in the Arctic during a snowstorm and he begged and prayed to God to save him. The explorer claimed that since God never answered his prayers, God must not exist.
"But," replies his friend. "You are sitting here today---how did you get home??"
"Oh," says the explorer. "Some eskimo came along on his sled and rescued me."

Wishing you all an eskimo when you most need one,
Hanhepi Wi Winyan

Hi Roxy,

Long time...

Funny joke, heard it before many times. Just goes to show us that sometimes the answer is staring us in the face and yet we cannot accept it bc of our stubborness?

Love ya!

Jade

Hi Jade,

It certainly has been a long time! Hope you are well. Good to hear from you!

Love,
Roxy