Wisdom Stories

God sees the heart

Once an untouchable sought entry into a temple. The priest, however, refused it. In answer to the poor man�s requests, the holy man replied: �You are impure by birth, first undergo penance for two years, and then come into my presence. Then I shall consider your request.� The untouchable returned home sad, to carry out the holy man�s command.

As chance would have it, this very priest saw the untouchable some three years later passing by his temple quite unconcerned. The priest stopped him and inquired: �Hello, how is it that you did not come to my temple again? Have you not yet performed the penance? It�s over two years now.� The poor devotee replied: �Yes, I carried out your orders and I thank you for your instructions. For, in fact the Lord blessed me with His vision, and warned me against entering your temple, for He said, He has not Himself visited it for ages.� �Courtesy: Wisdom

Equal rights

In a certain college, the trustees thought it would be smart to hire the wives of some of the faculty members, as these women often were well-qualified and available on minimum salaries.

The trustees did so and the plan worked quite well for a while. Then they began having trouble with pregnancies. Wives in an expectant state all wanted to go on teaching right up to the immediate date of delivery.

So the board of trustees introduced a rule. All wives were to stand facing a wall with their toes touching the baseboard. If they stood erect and their tummies didn�t touch the wall, they could go on teaching.

The wives accepted the rule, but they insisted it must apply to male faculty members as well.

When the trustees put the men to the test, they lost five professors and three department heads. �Fred A. Myers