It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Two guys, call 'em Bill and Clark, are in a hotel bar drinking. The bar is at the top of the hotel with a gorgeous view of the city. Bill mentions the view out the windows. Clark mentions that the windows open up.
"Isn't that dangerous? What if you fall?"
"Nah, nah, check this out."
Clark strolls over, unlocks and opens the window, and jumps out. He falls calmly until about 30' above the ground, where he slows down, and alights gently on his feet. He waves to the bartender and Bill (who had run over to watch in shock), and Clark reenters the hotel. A few minutes later, he exits the elevator, comes back into the bar, and starts drinking again.
Bill exclaims in shock. "How did you do that? Oh my God!"
Clark replies, "There's an updraft at the bottom. Watch." Clark walks back over to the window and dives out again, landing safely. With a slight bow, he comes back upstairs. "You should try it, man. It's awesome."
Bill, having had about three scotches, decides this is a great idea. He walks over to the open window and looks down, and -- still unsure -- looks back at Clark. Clark smiles, and raises his glass in toast to Bill. Bill gathers his nerve, and jumps out the window.
He falls to his death, screaming the last few stories, and splats horribly on the concrete below.
The bartender shakes his head, and closes the window. "Superman, you're a real jerk when you're drunk."
The story of Job irritates me.
Lucifer challenges Job's piety, God accedes (why?), and Job is struck with horrible misfortunes. Job still loves God, and Lucifer is all "Well, okay then." and everyone lives happily ever after.
Except Job's children. And his employees. And his livestock.
Actually, the only one who comes out of this story ahead of where they started is Lucifer. The good children of a good man are killed for no particular reason, and pain and suffering were spread among true believers. (Job had a pretty good life after his ordeal ended - but who would choose to have all their children killed in order to have more money and prettier children later?)
Maybe God is a jerk when he's drunk, too.
"Isn't that dangerous? What if you fall?"
"Nah, nah, check this out."
Clark strolls over, unlocks and opens the window, and jumps out. He falls calmly until about 30' above the ground, where he slows down, and alights gently on his feet. He waves to the bartender and Bill (who had run over to watch in shock), and Clark reenters the hotel. A few minutes later, he exits the elevator, comes back into the bar, and starts drinking again.
Bill exclaims in shock. "How did you do that? Oh my God!"
Clark replies, "There's an updraft at the bottom. Watch." Clark walks back over to the window and dives out again, landing safely. With a slight bow, he comes back upstairs. "You should try it, man. It's awesome."
Bill, having had about three scotches, decides this is a great idea. He walks over to the open window and looks down, and -- still unsure -- looks back at Clark. Clark smiles, and raises his glass in toast to Bill. Bill gathers his nerve, and jumps out the window.
He falls to his death, screaming the last few stories, and splats horribly on the concrete below.
The bartender shakes his head, and closes the window. "Superman, you're a real jerk when you're drunk."
The story of Job irritates me.
Lucifer challenges Job's piety, God accedes (why?), and Job is struck with horrible misfortunes. Job still loves God, and Lucifer is all "Well, okay then." and everyone lives happily ever after.
Except Job's children. And his employees. And his livestock.
Actually, the only one who comes out of this story ahead of where they started is Lucifer. The good children of a good man are killed for no particular reason, and pain and suffering were spread among true believers. (Job had a pretty good life after his ordeal ended - but who would choose to have all their children killed in order to have more money and prettier children later?)
Maybe God is a jerk when he's drunk, too.