Two pieces of Humor/jokes withlife l

1. Wisdom From
A Laugh 113
The Shopkeepers
Two shopkeepers were very bitter rivals. They had stores directly
facing each other across the road and everyday they would monitor
the other’s business. If one had a customer, the other would be
filled with great jealousy.
One night a genii appeared to one of the shopkeepers in a dream
and said, “I will give you anything you wish for but remember that
whatever you ask for, your rival opposite your shop will receive
twice as much. You can be very rich but he will be twice as rich as
you. Do you want to be famous? Well, he will
be twice as famous.
The shopkeeper frowned and thought for a while. Then he said,
“Make me blind in one eye and deaf in one ear.”
Reflections
There are cruel and vicious people who would go to
extremes to get even with their enemies. A mind that
is filled with anger, ill will, jealousy and hatred can
propel a person to horrifying acts of evil ... this of
course generates very bad kamma that will bring
untold suffering to the evil doer. One has to learn to
develop thoughts of understanding, loving-kindness,
compassion and forgiveness. Only then will one truly
attain happiness, peace and freedom.

2. Wisdom
From A
LAugh 114
One Fine Day
A husband and wife were in their living room of their home.
The husband
sat on the sofa, lighted a cigarette and started puffing away.
Wife : Hey, didn’t the doctor advise you to stop
smoking months ago?
Husband : Indeed he did, darling.
And I promised the doctor I will quit smoking
one fine day.
Wife : It’s been three months already. Hasn’t that fine day
arrived?
Husband : Ah … every time I decide to quit when the fine
day
comes , the day immediately turns lousy!
Reflection
It takes a strong will power to give up one’s bad habits. One
will often try to find excuses or rationalization to keep on
doing the things a wise man would not do.
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin