Today is Friday . 18

My God,
though my stores for travelling to You are few,
my confidence in You has given me a good opinion.

Though my sin has made me fear Your punishment,
my hope has let me feel secure from Your vengeance.

Though my misdeed has exposed me to Your penalty,
my excellent trust has apprised me of Your reward.

Though heedlessness has put to sleep my readiness to meet You,
knowledge has awakened me to Your generosity and boons.

Iranian Politics!!

A lawyer and an older Iranian woman are sitting next to each other on a long flight. Pumped from winning an important case, the lawyer introduces himself and asks if she would like to play a fun game. The Iranian woman is tired and just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and tries to catch a few winks.The lawyer persists, that the game is a lot of fun. “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me only $5; you ask me one, and if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $500.”

This catches the woman’s attention; and to keep him quiet, she agrees to play the game.

The lawyer asks the first question.”What’ s the distance from the earth to the moon?” The woman doesn’t say a word, reaches in to her purse, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.

Now, it’s the Iranian woman’s turn. She asks the lawyer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?”

The lawyer uses his laptop, searches all references. He uses the Airphone; he surfs the Net and even checks the Library of Congress. He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the Iranian lady and hands her $500. The woman takes the $500 and goes back to sleep.

The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He wakes her up and asks, “Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?”

The Iranian lady reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.

P.S: I recieved the story via an email. I laughed so much. That’s Iranian politics?!