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Singh is King

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  • 14-08-2008 8:52pm
    #1
    mehr
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭


    About a century or two ago, the Pope decided that all the Sikh had to leave Italy.

    Naturally there was a big uproar from the Sikh community. So the Pope
    made a deal. He would have a religious debate with a member of the
    Sikh community.

    If the Sikh won, the Sikhs could stay. If the Pope won, the Sikhs
    would leave.

    Sikhs realized that they had no choice. So they picked a middle-aged
    man named Harbinder Singh to represent them.

    Harbinder asked for one additional condition to the debate. To make
    it more interesting, neither side would be allowed to talk. The Pope
    agreed.

    The day of the great debate came. Harbinder Singh and the Pope sat
    opposite each other for a full minute.

    Then the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers.

    Harbinder looked back at him and raised one finger.

    The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head.

    Harbinder pointed to the ground where he sat.

    The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine. Harbinder pulled out
    an apple.

    The Pope stood up and said, "I give up. This man is too good. The
    Sikhs can stay."

    An hour later, the cardinals were gathered around the Pope asking him
    what had happened.

    The Pope said, "First I held up three fingers to represent the holy
    trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that
    there was still One God common to both our religions. Then, I waved
    my finger around me to show him that God was all around us. He
    responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was also
    right here with us. Then, I pulled out the wine and wafer to show
    that God absolves us from our sins. He pulled out an apple to remind
    me of original sin.

    He had an answer for everything. What could I do?"

    Meanwhile, the Sikh community had crowded around Harbinder Singh.

    "What happened?" they asked.

    "Well," said Harbinder, "First he said to me that the Sikhs had three
    days to get out of here. I told him that not one of us was leaving.
    Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared of Sikhs. I let
    him know that we were staying right here."

    "Yes, and then???" asked the crowd.

    "I don't know", said Harbinder, "He took out his lunch, and I took
    out mine!!


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