Son of a preacher man

[T1 Terry]

An old country preacher......had a teenage son, and it was getting time
the
boy should 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 on
his study table four objects..

1. A Bible.....

2. A silver dollar.....
3. A bottle of whiskey.....

4. And a Playboy magazine.....

'I'll just
hide behind the door,' the old preacher said to himself. 'When he
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 business man, 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 room.

The boy tossed his books on the bed, and
as he turned to leave the room he
spotted the objects on the table..

With
curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them. Finally, he
picked up the
Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver
dollar and dropped
into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big
drink, while he admired
this month's centerfold.

'Lord have mercy,' the old preacher disgustedly
whispered.

'He's going to be a politician or a car salesman.'