A journalist assigned to the Jerusalem
bureau has an apartment
overlooking the Western Wall. Every day she looks
out, she sees an old bearded Jewish
man praying vigorously. Certain
that he'd be a good interview subject, the
journalist goes down to the Wall,
introduces herself to the old man and
asks, "You come every day to the Wall,
sir. How long have you done this, and
what are you praying for?"
The
old man replies, "I have come here to pray every day for 25 years. In
the
morning I pray for world peace and for the brotherhood of man. I go
home,
have tea, come back and pray for the eradication of illness and
disease
from the earth. And, most important of all, I pray for peace
and
understanding between the Israelis and Palestinians."
The
journalist is most impressed. "That is truly awesome! So, how does it
make
you feel, coming here every day for 25 years and praying for all of
these
wonderful things?"
The old man replies, calmly, "Like I'm talking to a
f*cking wall."
Later,
