A
clergyman, a doctor and a business consultant were playing golf together one
day and were waiting for a particularly slow group ahead. The business
consultant exclaimed, "What's with these people? We've been waiting over
half and hour! It's a complete disgrace." The doctor agreed, "They're
hopeless, I've never seen such a rabble on a golf course."
The clergyman
spotted the approaching green keeper and asked him what was going on,
"What's happening with that group ahead of us? They're surely too slow and
useless to be playing, aren't they?" The green keeper replied, "Oh,
yes, that's a group of blind (visually impaired) fire-fighters. They lost their
sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play
for free anytime." The three golfers fell silent for a moment.
The
clergyman said, "Oh dear, that's so sad. I shall say some special prayers
for them tonight." The doctor added, rather meekly, "That's a good
thought. I'll get in touch with an ophthalmic surgeon friend of mine to see if
there's anything that can be done for them." After pondering the situation
for a few seconds, the business consultant turned to the green keeper and
asked, "Why can't they play at night? Picture resource: thestar.com
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