Go Ahead, Call Me If You Dare (standard:humor, 903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 16 2017	Views/Reads: 1659/1187	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
With all the agitation in the world, a person is sometimes tempted to get all caught up with bitterness and anger. I have learned the hard way, that the best way to deal with agitation is to make fun of it so that somebody laughs, particularly me.

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a pain here that perhaps you could help me with.” 

“Yes, sir,” he said most enthusiastically, “we want to help you with all
the pain that you might have. How can we help you today? What is your 
pain?” 

“Well, sir,” I said rather slowly, “I have this throbbing pain in my
neck. How in the world can you help me with that?” 

I noticed his pause at the other end of the telephone. Then I heard the
question I was waiting for. 

“Where did you get this pain in the neck? And how in the world can I
help?” 

Without any pause, I jumped in and said, “My pain in the neck is from
people like you calling me and disturbing me in my nap. The only way 
you can help me is to quit calling me!” 

[Click] 

With that click, he cured my pain in the neck. If all pain could be
solved that quickly this world would be a much better place I am sure. 

A little while later my wife came into the parsonage, took one look at
me and said, “Why do you look so happy? Did your nap work for you 
today?” 

“No,” I said with a little giggle, “I just got rid of a pain in the
neck.” 

I could not help but think of one of my favorite Proverbs. “A merry
heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones” 
(Proverbs 17:22). 

With all the agitation in the world, a person is sometimes tempted to
get all caught up with bitterness and anger. I have learned the hard 
way, that the best way to deal with agitation is to make fun of it so 
that somebody laughs, particularly me. 


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