by Dianne
In parochial school students are taught that
lying is a sin. However, instructors also advised that using a bit of
imagination was OK to express the truth differently without lying. Below
is a perfect example of those teachings . . .
An
attractive young woman on a flight from Ireland asked the Priest beside
her, 'Father, may I ask a favor?'
'Of
course child. What may I do for you?'
'Well,
I bought my mother an expensive hair dryer for her birthday. It is
unopened but well over the Customs limits and I'm afraid they'll
confiscate it. Is there any way you could carry it through customs for
me? Hide it under your robes perhaps?'
'I
would love to help you, dear, but I must warn you, I will not lie.'
'With
your honest face, Father, no one will question you.'
When
they got to Customs, she let the priest go first. The
official asked, 'Father, do you have anything to declare?'
'From
the top of my head down to my waist I have nothing to declare.'
The
official thought this answer strange, so asked, 'And what do you have to
declare from your waist to the floor?'
'I
have a marvelous instrument designed to be used on a woman, but which is, to
date, unused.'