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Man's Span of Life 

Are you interested to know about why Man's life is different in 
different stages.If your answer is 'No', Sorry this mail is not
for you.If your answer is 'Yes',  proceed further.
God created the donkey and said to him. "You will be a donkey. 
You will work  un-tiringly from sunrise to sunset carrying burdens
 on yourback. You will eat grass, you will have no intelligence 
and you will  live 50 years." The donkey answered: "I will be a 
donkey, but to live 50 years is  much.Giveme only 20 years." God granted
his wish.  God created the dog and said to him: "You will guard the 
house of man. You will be his best Friend. You will eat the scraps 
that he gives you and you  will live 30 years.You will be a dog." 
The dog answered: "Sir, to live 30 years is too much,give me only
 15 years." God granted his wish. God created the monkey and said
 to him: "You will be a monkey. You will swing from branch to 
branch doing tricks. You will be amusing and you will
 live 20 years." The monkey answered: "To live 20 years is too 
much,give  me only 10 years." God granted his wish. 
Finally God created man and said to him: "You will be man, the only
rational  creature on the face of the earth. You will use your 
intelligence to become master over all the animals. You will dominate
the world and you  will live 20 years." Man responded: "Sir, I will
 be a man but to live only 20 years is  verylittle, give me the 
30 years that the donkey refused, the 15 years  that the dog did 
not want and the 10 years the monkey refused.

 God granted man's wish And since then, man lives 20 years as a man,
 marries and spends 30 years like a donkey, working and carrying all
 the burdens on  his back. Then when his children are grown, he lives 
15 years like a dog  taking care of the house and eating whatever is 
given to him,so that when  he is old, he can retire and live 10 years
 like a monkey, going from house to house and from one son or daughter
to another doing tricks to amuse his grandchildren. The End.
 
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