Why We Forward Jokes............

[mountainlion20032003]

This is quite lovely, so I am forwarding it to my friends. This explains
>why
> > we forward jokes.
> >
> > A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the
> > scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
> >
> > He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead
>for
> > years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
> >
> > After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of
>the
> > road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was
>broken
> > by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
> >
> > When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch
>that
> > looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked
>like
> > pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer,
>he
> > saw a man at a desk to one side.
> >
> > When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
> >
> > "This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.
> >
> > "Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked.
> >
> > "Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought
>right
> > up."
> >
> > The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
> >
> > "Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler
> > asked.
> >
> > "I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
> >
> > The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and
>continued
> > the way he had been going with his dog.
> >
> > After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to
>a
> > dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if f it had never
>been
> > closed. There was no fence.
> >
> > As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree
>and
> > reading a book.
> >
> > "Excuse me!" he called to the man. "Do you have any water?"
> >
> > "Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in."
> >
> > "How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
> >
> > "There should be a bowl by the pump."
> >
> > They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned
>hand
> > pump with a bowl beside it.
> >
> > The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then
>he
> > gave some to the dog.
> >
> > When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was
> > standing by the tree.
> >
> > "What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
> >
> > "This is Heaven," he answered.
> >
> > "Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said
> > that was Heaven, too."
> >
> > "Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope.
>That's
> > hell! "
> >
> > "Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
> >
> > "No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave
>their
> > best friends behind."
> >
> > Soooo...
> >
> > Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without
>writing
> > a word.
> >
> > Maybe this will explain.
> >
> > When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you
>do?
> > You forward jokes.
> >
> > When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you
>forward
> > jokes.
> >
> > When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know how,
>you
> > forward jokes.
> >
> > Also to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still
>important,
> > you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get?
> >
> > A forwarded joke.
> >
> > So, next time if you get a joke, don't think that you've been sent just
> > another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your
> > friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile.
> >
> >
> > You are all welcome at my water bowl anytime!

[lil'Red Ridinghood 6277]

Originally Posted by mountainlion20032003

This is quite lovely, so I am forwarding it to my friends. This explains
>why
> > we forward jokes.
> >
> > A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the
> > scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
> >
> > He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead
>for
> > years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
> >
> > After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of
>the
> > road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was
>broken
> > by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
> >
> > When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch
>that
> > looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked
>like
> > pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer,
>he
> > saw a man at a desk to one side.
> >
> > When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
> >
> > "This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.
> >
> > "Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked.
> >
> > "Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought
>right
> > up."
> >
> > The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
> >
> > "Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler
> > asked.
> >
> > "I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
> >
> > The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and
>continued
> > the way he had been going with his dog.
> >
> > After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to
>a
> > dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if f it had never
>been
> > closed. There was no fence.
> >
> > As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree
>and
> > reading a book.
> >
> > "Excuse me!" he called to the man. "Do you have any water?"
> >
> > "Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in."
> >
> > "How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
> >
> > "There should be a bowl by the pump."
> >
> > They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned
>hand
> > pump with a bowl beside it.
> >
> > The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then
>he
> > gave some to the dog.
> >
> > When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was
> > standing by the tree.
> >
> > "What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
> >
> > "This is Heaven," he answered.
> >
> > "Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said
> > that was Heaven, too."
> >
> > "Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope.
>That's
> > hell! "
> >
> > "Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
> >
> > "No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave
>their
> > best friends behind."
> >
> > Soooo...
> >
> > Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without
>writing
> > a word.
> >
> > Maybe this will explain.
> >
> > When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you
>do?
> > You forward jokes.
> >
> > When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you
>forward
> > jokes.
> >
> > When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know how,
>you
> > forward jokes.
> >
> > Also to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still
>important,
> > you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get?
> >
> > A forwarded joke.
> >
> > So, next time if you get a joke, don't think that you've been sent just
> > another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your
> > friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile.
> >
> >
> > You are all welcome at my water bowl anytime!

Beautiful and a wonderful moral to the story.
Great Post Sweetie. Hugs

[mountainlion20032003]

Originally Posted by lil'Red Ridinghood 6277

Beautiful and a wonderful moral to the story.
Great Post Sweetie. Hugs

Thank you sweetie! I appreciate that! Hugs!

[sassypants]

Beautiful.......I love this post ty for sharing.

[mountainlion20032003]

Originally Posted by sassypants

Beautiful.......I love this post ty for sharing.

Thanks sweetie! That makes me happy! I thought it was wonderful! Teaches us a valuable lesson! Hugs!

[dads540]

Originally Posted by mountainlion20032003

This is quite lovely, so I am forwarding it to my friends. This explains
>why
> > we forward jokes.
> >
> > A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the
> > scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
> >
> > He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead
>for
> > years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
> >
> > After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of
>the
> > road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was
>broken
> > by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
> >
> > When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch
>that
> > looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked
>like
> > pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer,
>he
> > saw a man at a desk to one side.
> >
> > When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
> >
> > "This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.
> >
> > "Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked.
> >
> > "Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought
>right
> > up."
> >
> > The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
> >
> > "Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler
> > asked.
> >
> > "I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
> >
> > The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and
>continued
> > the way he had been going with his dog.
> >
> > After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to
>a
> > dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if f it had never
>been
> > closed. There was no fence.
> >
> > As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree
>and
> > reading a book.
> >
> > "Excuse me!" he called to the man. "Do you have any water?"
> >
> > "Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in."
> >
> > "How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
> >
> > "There should be a bowl by the pump."
> >
> > They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned
>hand
> > pump with a bowl beside it.
> >
> > The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then
>he
> > gave some to the dog.
> >
> > When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was
> > standing by the tree.
> >
> > "What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
> >
> > "This is Heaven," he answered.
> >
> > "Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said
> > that was Heaven, too."
> >
> > "Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope.
>That's
> > hell! "
> >
> > "Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
> >
> > "No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave
>their
> > best friends behind."
> >
> > Soooo...
> >
> > Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without
>writing
> > a word.
> >
> > Maybe this will explain.
> >
> > When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you
>do?
> > You forward jokes.
> >
> > When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you
>forward
> > jokes.
> >
> > When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know how,
>you
> > forward jokes.
> >
> > Also to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still
>important,
> > you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get?
> >
> > A forwarded joke.
> >
> > So, next time if you get a joke, don't think that you've been sent just
> > another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your
> > friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile.
> >
> >
> > You are all welcome at my water bowl anytime!

awww, that's lovely and so true

[mountainlion20032003]

Originally Posted by dads540

awww, that's lovely and so true

This is beautiful! Thanks Dan!

[Calon-Qwa Fallwind]

Thaty is sweet Doug thanks.

[mountainlion20032003]

Originally Posted by Calon-Qwa Fallwind

Thaty is sweet Doug thanks.

You are very welcome Josh! Thank you!

[Angie81]

Great post! thanks for sharing, i loved the lesson behind the story!