Two beggars
Two beggars are sitting on a park bench in Mexico City.
One is holding a cross and one a Star of David.
Both are holding hats to collect contributions.
People walk by, lift their noses at the man with the
Star of David and drop money in the hat held by the man with the cross.
Soon the hat of the man with the cross is filled and the
hat of the man with the star of David is empty.
A priest watches and then approaches the men. He turns to
the man with the Star of David and says: “Young man.
Don’t you realize that this is a Catholic country?
You’ll never get any contributions in this country holding
a Star of David.”
The man with the Star of David turns to the man with the
cross and says: “Moishe, can you imagine, this guy is
trying to tell us how to run our business?”
“I will concentrate on my studies,” the young man replies,
“and God will provide for us.”
“And children?” asks the father. “How will you support
children?”
“Don’t worry, sir, God will provide,” replies the fiancée.
The conversation proceeds like this, and each time the
father questions, the young idealist insists that God
will provide.
Later, the mother asks, “How did it go, honey?”
The father answers, “He has no job and no plans, but the
good news is he thinks I’m God.”
