... I always wondered why any god would ... not simply send us a letter or an email ...
Old Jewish joke (quoted from here):
A deeply religious man, whom I will call Dave, finds himself in dire financial trouble. He prays earnestly to his God to help him out of his predicament. “God, I’m about to lose my car. Please help me. Let me win the lottery.” Lottery night comes, but sadly, Dave is not the winner.
Things go from bad to worse. Without a car to get to work, Dave loses his job. Without a job, his mortgage is foreclosed on, and he loses his home. Without a home, his wife leaves him, taking the kids. After each horrible step in the mounting crisis, he pleads with God to let him win the lottery, but he never does.
Finally, broke, hungry, living on the street, he tries again. “God, please, my life is a wreck. I have no car, no home, no family. Please let me win the lottery just this once so that I can turn my life around. I beseech you.”
Suddenly, a flash of light rends the sky, and the voice of God echoes down from the heavens. “Dave, meet me halfway. Buy a ticket.”
Or in other words: try looking in your inbox? :-)
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Very well said! But for messages of that alleged importance,I'd only trust some certified email.
CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James My blog: Imperial Deltronics
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Its like the ten commandments, carved in stone? Unobtanium would have lasted longer :) | [reply] |
