A GOOD LIE


A GOOD LIE

Sooner or later, whereas a woodcutter was chopping a department of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river.

When he cried out, the Lord appeared and requested, “Why are you crying?” The woodcutter replied that his axe has fallen into the water, and he wanted the axe to make his dwelling. The Lord went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe. “Is that this your axe?” the Lord requested. The woodcutter replied, “No.” The Lord once more went down and got here up with a silver axe. “Is that this your axe?” the Lord requested. Once more, the woodcutter replied, “No.” The Lord went down once more and got here up with an iron axe. “Is that this your axe?” the Lord requested. The woodcutter replied, “Sure.”

The Lord was happy with the person’s honesty and gave him all three axes to maintain, and the woodcutter went residence joyful.

A while later the woodcutter was strolling together with his spouse alongside the river financial institution, and his spouse fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord once more appeared and requested him, “Why are you crying?” “Oh Lord, my spouse has fallen into the river!” The Lord went down into the water and got here up with Jennifer Lopez. “Is that this your spouse?” the Lord requested. “Sure,” cried the woodcutter. The Lord was livid. “You lied! That’s an untruth!” The woodcutter replied, “Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It’s a misunderstanding. You see, if I had mentioned ‘no’ to Jennifer Lopez, You’d have give you Catherine Zeta-Jones. Then if I additionally mentioned ‘no’ to her, you’ll have give you my spouse. Had I then mentioned ‘sure,’ you’ll have given all three to me. Lord, I’m a poor man, and am not in a position to handle all three wives, so THAT’S why I mentioned sure to Jennifer Lopez.”

The ethical of this story is: Every time a person lies, it’s for a great and honourable purpose, and for the advantage of others