A New Monk
Posted: May 20, 2005 4:01 pm
A new monk arrives at the monastery.
He is assigned to help the other monks
in copying the old texts by hand.
He notices, however, that they are copying
from copies, not the original manuscripts.
So, the new monk goes to the head monk to
ask him about this.
He points out that if there were an error
in the first copy, that error would be
continued in all of the other copies.
The head monk says, "We have been copying
from the copies for centuries, but you
make a good point, my son."
So, the old monk goes down into the cellar
with one of the copies to check it against
the original.
Hours go by and nobody sees him. Soon,
one of the monks goes downstairs to
look for him.
Hearing sobbing coming from the back of
the cellar, he finds the old monk leaning
over one of the original books crying.
He asks the old monk what's wrong, and in
a choked voice came the reply...
"The word is CELEBRATE."
He is assigned to help the other monks
in copying the old texts by hand.
He notices, however, that they are copying
from copies, not the original manuscripts.
So, the new monk goes to the head monk to
ask him about this.
He points out that if there were an error
in the first copy, that error would be
continued in all of the other copies.
The head monk says, "We have been copying
from the copies for centuries, but you
make a good point, my son."
So, the old monk goes down into the cellar
with one of the copies to check it against
the original.
Hours go by and nobody sees him. Soon,
one of the monks goes downstairs to
look for him.
Hearing sobbing coming from the back of
the cellar, he finds the old monk leaning
over one of the original books crying.
He asks the old monk what's wrong, and in
a choked voice came the reply...
"The word is CELEBRATE."
