THE Church ELEVATOR

A large cathedral with several floors to it was having some extensive
renovations done, and the workers had installed a "cage" elevator to facilitate
getting the materials from floor to floor. Now, this is the type of elevator
that will only operate once both gates are closed, for safety.

One day the foreman, Peter, had taken the elevator up to the top floor when
Father Donald, the parish priest, who had his office on the top floor, arrived,
wanting to go up and get some paperwork done. He pressed the call button for the
cage, but nothing happened. Apparently Peter had left one of the cage doors
open.

Thus it was that a bemused group of congregants, leaving a service officiated by
another priest, witnessed Father Donald, his face turned heavenward, shouting
out, "PETER! CLOSE THE GATES!"

[Net 153s Smile A Day; edited by Mark Raymond]
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A Simple Life

"As you probably know the Amish believe in living a simple life
- no electricity, no telephones, no motorized vehicles.
Yet in many of their communities there is a pay phone.
When asked about this apparent discrepancy one elder explained,
'If the telephone were in our home it would control us.
As long as it is out here we control it.' He went on to say,
'Most people drop everything they are doing the instant
the telephone rings and run to answer it.
In their lives the telephone takes precedent over everything.
(Of course cell phones have only made this addiction far worse.)
The pay telephone, on the other hand, is our servant.
It is there if we need it but we do not allow it to intrude into our lives.'"
- Richard Exley Wizard

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