Good Thursday morning dear friend, hopefully, this will force a smile on that sourpuss of yours. A small charter plane is flying over a dense forest when the engine suddenly begins to sputter and fail. The pilot runs out to the passenger cabin and announces, "Folks, the engine is dead! The plane is going down, and we only have three parachutes on board, but there are four of us!" The passengers look around at each other. There is a priest, a young boy scout, and a brilliant university professor who was just voted the smartest man in the world. The pilot says, "I have a family to support, so I’m taking the first one!" He straps it on and jumps out of the plane. The brilliant professor immediately stands up. "Look," he says, "I am a world-renowned scholar, a genius, and officially the smartest man alive. My mind is a gift to humanity! I owe it to civilization to survive." He quickly grabs the next pack, hooks it to his shoulders, and leaps out into the sky. The priest looks at the young boy scout with a sad, gentle smile. "Son," the priest says, "I have lived a long, full, and blessed life. I have found my peace. You are young and have your whole life ahead of you. Take the last parachute and save yourself." The boy scout smiles, takes a bite of a candy bar, and says, "Relax, Father! We’re totally fine. The 'smartest man alive' just jumped out of the plane wearing my backpack." Have a wonderful day my friend, take care, and GOD bless.
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