Kung Fu student asks his teacher, “Master, why does my ability not improve? I’m always defeated.”
And the master, pensive and forever patient, answers, “My dear pupil, have you seen the gulls flying by the setting sun, and their wings seeming like flames?”
“Yes, my master, I have.”
“And a waterfall, spilling mightily over the stones without taking anything out of its proper place?”
“Yes, my master, I have witnessed it.”
And the moon… when it touches the calm water to reflect all its enormous beauty?”
“Yes, my master, I have also seen this marvelous phenomenon.”
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“That is the problem. You keep watching all this poop instead of training!”
Little Billy asked his mother to give him $20
“Hey, Mom?” asked Little Billy, “Can you give me $20?”
“Certainly not,” She replied.
“If you do,” he went on, “I’ll tell you what Dad said to the maid when you were at the beauty shop.”
His mother’s ears perked up and, grabbing her purse, she handed over the money. “Well? What did he say?”
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“He said, ‘Hey Maria, could you make sure I’ve got clean socks tomorrow.'”