Monday, January 9, 2012

End Of Year Wisdom

A female CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time.

So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to the holy site.

She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and moving very slowly, she approached him for an interview.

"Pardon me, sir, I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. What's your name?

"Morris Feinberg," he replied.

"Sir, how long have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?" 

"For about 60 years."

"60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?"

"I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims."

"I pray for all the wars and all the hatred to stop."

"I pray for all our children to grow up safely as responsible adults and to love their fellow man."

"I pray that politicians tell us the truth and put the interests of the people ahead of their own interests."

"How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?"

"Like I'm talking to a f-ing wall."

6 comments:

Sage Ravenwood said...

Love this! Some days it definitely feels like we're talking to a wall.(Hugs)Indigo

Char said...

Amen! Great to see you, Indigo!

xoxo
Char

♥ Braja said...

I made it!!!

And got a laugh...know the feeling :)

ICMoore aka NeedIZayMoore said...

Hilarious! It speaks volumes about his persistence though.

Suldog said...

Long time, no see! Hope all is wonderful for you. Enjoyed the laugh :-)

Nick said...

He's just another brick in the wall.