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SENIOR SERENITY

THE BURGLAR THE MONASTERY

Late one night, a burglar breaks into a wealthy family’s A man decides he’s tired of modern life and joins a
home. monastery. The monastery has a strict rule: monks
must remain completely silent. Once every five years,
He knows they’re away on vacation, so he quietly slips however, each monk is permitted to say exactly two
through a window and begins searching the living room. words to the head monk.

Suddenly, from somewhere in the darkness, he hears: Five years pass. The man enters the head monk’s office.

“Jesus is watching you.” “You may speak your two words,” says the head monk.

The burglar freezes. He waits. Nothing. The man says: “Bed hard.”
The head monk nods. Another five years pass. Again, the
He continues searching. monk enters the office. “Your two words?”

A few seconds later: “Jesus is watching you.” “Food cold.”

Now the burglar is getting nervous. The head monk nods. Another five years pass. The monk
returns.
He pulls out his flashlight and slowly sweeps it around
the room. “Your two words?”

Eventually, the beam lands on a large parrot sitting in a “I quit.”
cage.
The head monk sighs, “Probably for the best. You’ve
The burglar laughs. done nothing but complain since you got here.”

“Was that you?”

“Yes,” says the parrot.

The burglar shakes his head.

“You nearly gave me a heart attack. What’s your name?”

“Moses.”

“Moses? What kind of people name a parrot Moses?”

The parrot tilts his head.

“The same kind of people who name their Rottweiler
Jesus.”course was complete