Once upon a time, a young lad was born without a belly
button. In its place was a golden
screw. All the doctors told his mother
that there was nothing they could do.
The boy never understood why it was there, but like it or not, he was
stuck with it. All the years of growing
up were real tough on him, because all who saw the screw made fun of him. He avoided ever leaving his house and thus,
never made any friends.
One day, a mysterious stranger saw his belly and told him of
a swami in Tibet that could get rid of the screw for him. He was thrilled. The next day, he took all of his life's
savings and bought a ticket to Nepal .
After several days of climbing up steep cliffs, he came upon
a giant monastery. The swami knew
exactly why he had come. He was told to
sleep in the highest tower of the monastery and the following day when he
awoke, the screw will have been removed.
The man immediately went to the room and fell asleep. During the night while he slept, a purple
haze floated in an open window, bearing in its mist, a golden screwdriver. In just a few moments, the screw-driver
removed the screw and then disappeared out of the window.
The next morning when the boy awoke, he saw the golden screw laying on the
pillow next to him. Reaching down, he felt his navel, and found that there was
no screw there! Jubilant, he leaped out
of bed, and his butt fell off.
The moral to this is:
Don't screw around with things you don't understand -- you
could lose your ass.
