Once upon a time, a young lad was born without a belly button;
in its place was a golden screw. All the doctors told his mother
that there was nothing they could do.
The boy never understood why it was there, but like it or not, he
was stuck with it. All the years of growing up were real tough on
him, because all who saw the screw made fun of him. He avoided
ever leaving his house and thus, never made any friends.
One day, a mysterious stranger saw his belly and told him of a
Swami in Tibet who could get rid of the screw for him. He was
thrilled. The next day he took all of his life's savings and bought
a ticket to Nepal .
After several days of climbing up steep cliffs, he came upon a
giant Monastery. The Swami knew exactly why he had come.
He was told to sleep in the highest tower of the Monastery and
the following day, when he awoke, the screw would have been
removed.
The man immediately went to the room and fell asleep. During
the night, while he slept, a purple haze floated in an open window
bearing, in its mist, a golden screwdriver. In just a few moments,
the screwdriver removed the screw and then disappeared out of
the window.
The next morning, when the boy awoke, he saw the golden screw
lying on the pillow next to him. Reaching down, he felt his navel,
and found that there was no screw there! Jubilant, he leaped out
of bed, and his butt fell off.
The moral of this story is: Don't screw around with things you don't
understand - you could lose your ass.
in its place was a golden screw. All the doctors told his mother
that there was nothing they could do.
The boy never understood why it was there, but like it or not, he
was stuck with it. All the years of growing up were real tough on
him, because all who saw the screw made fun of him. He avoided
ever leaving his house and thus, never made any friends.
One day, a mysterious stranger saw his belly and told him of a
Swami in Tibet who could get rid of the screw for him. He was
thrilled. The next day he took all of his life's savings and bought
a ticket to Nepal .
After several days of climbing up steep cliffs, he came upon a
giant Monastery. The Swami knew exactly why he had come.
He was told to sleep in the highest tower of the Monastery and
the following day, when he awoke, the screw would have been
removed.
The man immediately went to the room and fell asleep. During
the night, while he slept, a purple haze floated in an open window
bearing, in its mist, a golden screwdriver. In just a few moments,
the screwdriver removed the screw and then disappeared out of
the window.
The next morning, when the boy awoke, he saw the golden screw
lying on the pillow next to him. Reaching down, he felt his navel,
and found that there was no screw there! Jubilant, he leaped out
of bed, and his butt fell off.
The moral of this story is: Don't screw around with things you don't
understand - you could lose your ass.
