Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, International 4-Day Retreat
Bangkok, Thailand October 22, 1997 (Originally In Chinese)

Master Tells Jokes

 

 

 

 

 


I just made-up this joke. (Applause)

Two countries were at war. The bigger country prayed to God, "God, our Lord! That country may be small but they are very vicious! They refuse to obey us or offer tributes to us every year. Would You please help us hit their capital and kill them all tomorrow!" God didn't say anything.

The next day, the bigger country came back: "Why? Didn't we ask You in our prayers to help us strike their capital and kill them all? Why did You send our missiles into the sea. What do You mean by that?"

God replied, "Well, I am sorry! But your rival country also prayed to me for exactly the same thing!" (Master laughs) (Applause)

Now, do you know how difficult it is to be God? (Yes, we do.) So, we had better not sit here and pray for all kinds of silly things. If you get a response after you pray, then it is good; if not, it is also all right. God cannot give us everything. Whatever we pray for must be reasonable. If we ourselves do not know what we are praying for, we will laugh to death when we pray. Then what can God do except laugh with us?