The Pit
A man fell into a pit and couldn't get himself out.
A SUBJECTIVE person came along and said:
"I feel for you, down there."
"I feel for you, down there."
An OBJECTIVE person came along and said:
"It's logical that someone would fall down there."
"It's logical that someone would fall down there."
A PHARISEE said:
"Only bad people fall into a pit."
"Only bad people fall into a pit."
A MATHEMATICIAN
calculated how he fell into the pit.
calculated how he fell into the pit.
A NEWS REPORTER
wanted the exclusive story on his pit.
wanted the exclusive story on his pit.
A FUNDAMENTALIST said:
"You deserve your pit."
"You deserve your pit."
AN I.R.S. man
asked if he was paying taxes on the pit.
asked if he was paying taxes on the pit.
A SELF-PITYING person said:
"You haven't seen anything until you've seen MY PIT!"
"You haven't seen anything until you've seen MY PIT!"
A CHARISMATIC said:
"Just confess that you're not in a pit."
"Just confess that you're not in a pit."
An OPTIMIST said:
"Things could be worse."
"Things could be worse."
A PESSIMIST said:
"Things will get worse."
"Things will get worse."
JESUS, seeing the man, took him by the hand
and LIFTED HIM OUT of the pit.
and LIFTED HIM OUT of the pit.