98 and No Enemies Getting Old(er) / Back Home
Thanks to Matt and Lynn for sending this one!
Let's hope this
happens to all of us!
98 and no enemies - human interest
story.
All golfers should live so long as to be this kind of old man!
Toward the end of the Sunday service, the Minister asked, "How many of you have forgiven your enemies?"
80% held up their hands.
The Minister then repeated his question. All responded this time, except one man, an avid golfer named Walter Barnes, who attended church only when the weather was bad.
"Mr.
Barnes, it's obviously not a good morning for golf. It's good to see you
here today. Are you not willing to forgive your enemies?"
"I don't have any," he replied gruffly.
"Mr. Barnes, that is very unusual. How old are you?"
"Ninety-eight," he replied. The congregation stood up and clapped their
hands.
"Oh, Mr. Barnes, would you please come down in front & tell us all how a
person can live ninety-eight years & not have an enemy in the world?"
The old golfer tottered down the aisle, stopped in front of the pulpit,
turned around, faced the congregation, and said simply, "I outlived all
the sons of bitches."