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Beware Of Naked Peanuts
One day, a minister decided that he would visit some members of his
congregation at their homes to encourage them and find out how they
were doing.
After having already visited several members, he arrived at the door of a
poor, elderly widow. He rang.
She answered, and let him in. He was ushered into the living room where he
and the widow sat down and began a casual conversation.
After a few minutes into his conversation, he noticed a candy dish, full of
peanuts, on the coffee table.
Under ordinary circumstances, he would not have asked the question, but it
was almost noon, and he hadn't eaten anything since his early breakfast and
he was beginning to feel quite hungry.
So, he asked the widow, "do you mind if I have some of these nuts?"
"Help yourself," she replied. So, he did.
Well, they continued chatting, when the minister realized that he had finished
all the peanuts in the dish.
He felt quite embarrassed for having gotten so carried away in his
conversation, that he didn't even think to leave some in the dish for her.
So, shamefully, he said to her, "I'm really sorry. It seems that I've eaten all
your peanuts - I didn't mean to finish them all. Please forgive me."
The poor, elderly widow casually waved her hand at him and said, "Oh, that's
quite all right. Since I don't have any teeth, all I can do is suck the chocolate
off them anyway!"
congregation at their homes to encourage them and find out how they
were doing.
After having already visited several members, he arrived at the door of a
poor, elderly widow. He rang.
She answered, and let him in. He was ushered into the living room where he
and the widow sat down and began a casual conversation.
After a few minutes into his conversation, he noticed a candy dish, full of
peanuts, on the coffee table.
Under ordinary circumstances, he would not have asked the question, but it
was almost noon, and he hadn't eaten anything since his early breakfast and
he was beginning to feel quite hungry.
So, he asked the widow, "do you mind if I have some of these nuts?"
"Help yourself," she replied. So, he did.
Well, they continued chatting, when the minister realized that he had finished
all the peanuts in the dish.
He felt quite embarrassed for having gotten so carried away in his
conversation, that he didn't even think to leave some in the dish for her.
So, shamefully, he said to her, "I'm really sorry. It seems that I've eaten all
your peanuts - I didn't mean to finish them all. Please forgive me."
The poor, elderly widow casually waved her hand at him and said, "Oh, that's
quite all right. Since I don't have any teeth, all I can do is suck the chocolate
off them anyway!"
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