Appeal Result

I was standing on a railway station platform when a person came and opened his bag, took out a piece of cloth and spread it on the platform. He then took out a pack of cards and started shuffling them. Requesting the commuters standing for their trains to come forward as he was arranging a magic show.

When a small crowd collected, he then showed some good tricks

When his onlookers interest had been raised he halted one trick in the middle and said he would show how the tricks were done. In the meantime, his friend who had stood by him so far started doing feats which are possible only by people who have done yoga their whole lives.

When all this was over. Both of requested that the by-standers contribute something for their food.

Well, except for a few, most of the spectators who were till now watching enthusiastically till then vanished from the scene.

It reminded me of a joke I had heard in school

Three friends were in a church hearing the Sunday sermon. (The joke says they were Jews or Scotsmen or Marwaris) They may have been of any race as no race holds the monopoly in miserliness and none of them hold the patent.

Well, after the sermon, the padre proclaimed that he hoped that they had enjoyed the sermon and his assistant would go round with a hat for their contributions.

The three men watched disconcertingly as the hat approached them and they could not leave as they were wedged in the middle of the pier.

Suddenly, one of them fainted and the other two carried him out.

My appeal last week has had similar effect.

At least one of our boys has mailed me a request not to send him any further mails as he was already donating to a charity.

Radheshyam