A local parish priest fond of racing and gambling entered his donkey in a race and it won.
The priest was so happy for earning some extra money that he entered his donkey in another race, and once again, the donkey made it to first place.
The local paper read:
LOCAL PARISH PRIEST'S ASS IS #1 IN TOWN
When the bishop read about it in the local paper, he was so upset about the bad impression it would give the Church that he ordered the priest not to enter the donkey in any kind race.
The next day, the local paper headline read:
BISHOP SCRATCHES THE LOCAL PRIEST'S ASS
The headline upset the bishop even more, so he ordered the priest to get rid of the donkey.
The priest decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.
The local paper, after hearing the news, posted the following headline the next day:
NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN
Now the bishop's displeasure shifted to the nun.
He ordered convent's Mother Superior to tell the nun to get rid of the donkey.
So she sold it to a farmer for $10.
The next day the paper read:
NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10
The bishop's displeasure was so intense, so he ordered the Mother Superior to tell the nun to buy back the
donkey and take it out in the wild far away from town.
The next day the headlines read:
NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS NOW WILD AND FREE
The bishop was so livid in anger that he suffered a heart attack and he died.
The moral of the story is:
Being concerned about public opinion can
bring you much grief and misery, and may even shorten your life.
So stop worrying about everyone else's ass, and
you'll be a lot happier and you will live longer.
The Priest & The Donkey
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