today, #1 and i made a bet. a few days earlier #1 said he wanted to be a priest or was interested in priesthood (of the roman catholic faith, namely). recently i have been nagging him about it, knowing that he will not become a priest in the end. so today i said "i bet you $10 that you will not end up being a priest." so he thought about it and took me up on the bet and we have decided to make a "treaty" or put the bet into legal terms in black and white, so when he loses and doesn't wanna pay me, i'll take him downtown. the contract (someone give me the word i am looking for please.) is as follows:
-- if #1 becomes a priest, monk, brother, etc. or any other religious position of any religion (christianity, buddhism, judaism, hinuism, muslim, various pagan faiths, etc.) where he devotes his life to it, i, #4, i'll pay him $10, which will probably be given to his church or charity of choice, since he will be sworn to poverty.
-- if his occupation or the main part of it is involved with theology or a religion as mentioned above, but is not entirely devoted to it, we will both pay $5 to a charity of my choice.
-- HOWEVER! if his occupation does not involve religion majorly, he will pay me $10. no questions asked. cold hard cash. (the $10 cannot be exchanged for a lifetime of mass services and jesus wafers.) period.
i made this bet with him because i know he will not end up being a priest, for many reasons that you can ponder upon by yourselves. besides, this is kindof a win-win situation for me. if he becomes a priest, my money will go to the starving kids with AIDS in africa/homeless dudes in the US of A/drug addicts, etc., etc. if i win, and he is not a priest, i get $10 which i could spend on many things, such as half of a cd or gas money (i need a car..) or even some strawberries.
peace.
nice pictures of my two favorite bloggers besides #3 who is practically my brother. GO PRIESTHOOD!
Posted by: thelonebassman | April 26, 2005 at 02:10 AM