Friday, March 17, 2006

This is really a great suspense...

Read it carefully to know what it is...

A man is driving down the road and breaks down neara monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on thedoor, and says, My car broke down. Do you think Icould stay the night?the monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner,even fix his car. As the man tries to fall asleep,he hears a strange sound. The next morning, he asksthe monks what the sound was, but they say, Wecan't tell you. You're not a monk.

The man is disappointed but thanks them anyway andgoes about his merry way. Some years later, the sameman breaks down in front of the same monastery. Themonks again accept him, feed him, even fix his car.That night, he hears the same strange noise that hehad heard years earlier.The next morning, he asks what it is, but the monksreply, We can't tell you. You're not a monk.

The man sa! ys, All right, all right. I'm dying toknow. If the only way I can find out what that soundwas is to become a monk, how do I become a monk?The monks reply, You must travel the earth and tellus how many blades of grass there are and the exactnumber of sand pebbles. When you find these numbers,you will become a monk.The man sets about his task. Some forty-five yearslater, he returns and knocks on the door of themonastery. He says, I have traveled the earth andhave found what you have asked for. There are145,236,284,232 blades of grass and231,281,219,999,129,382 sand pebbles on the earth.

The monks reply, Congratulations. You are now amonk. We shall now show you the way to the sound.The monks lead the man to a wooden door, where thehead monk says, The sound is right behind that door.The man reaches for the knob, but the door islocked. He says, Real funny. May I have the key?The monks give him the key, and he opens the door.Behind the wooden door is another door made ofstone. The man demands the key to the stone door.The monks give him the key, and he opens it, only tofind a door made of ruby. He de! mands another keyfrom the monks, who provide it. Behind that door isanother door, this one made of sapphire. So it wentuntil the man had gone through doors of emerald,silver, topaz, and amethyst.Finally, the monks say, This is the last key to thelast door.The man is relieved to no end. He unlocks the door,turns the knob, and behind that door he is amazed tofind the source of that strange sound.. . . . But I can't tell you what it is becauseyou're not a monk. !!!!!!

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