An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was time for the boy to give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men his age, the boy didn’t really know what he wanted to do, and he didn’t seem too concerned about it. One day while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy’s room and placed four objects on his study table:
1. A Bible
2. A silver dollar
3. A bottle of whisky
4. And a Playboy magazine
“I’ll just hide behind the door,” the old preacher said to himself. “When my son comes home from school today, I’ll see which object he picks up. If it’s the Bible, he’s going to be a preacher like me, and what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar, he’s going to be a businessman, and that would be okay too. But if he picks up the bottle, he’s going to be a no-good drunken bum, and Lord what a shame that would be. And worst of all, if he picks up that magazine, he’s going to be a skirt-chasing womanizer.”
The old man waited anxiously and soon heard his son’s foot-steps as he entered the house whistling and headed for his bedroom. The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room, he spotted the four objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, the boy walked over to inspect them. He mulled over each item for a moment.
Finally, the boy picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He then picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle of whisky and took a big drink, while he opened the Playboy magazine and admired this month’s centerfold.
“Lord have mercy,” the old preacher whispered with disgust. “He’s gonna run for Congress.”
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