The Man and The Couch

I guess that this parable was posted in Jesus Manifesto earlier today. Enjoy.

http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2008/09/23/the-man-and-the-couch/

There is a man. And we're sitting on his back.

Not directly on his back; but the couch we're on does sit on his back. And since we're on the couch, we're sitting on his back.

I'm not sure how he got to where he is. Maybe I put him underneath, maybe you did, maybe someone long ago did. Whoever it was that first made him carry this couch doesn't matter; we're still on his back.

Who needs to argue history here?

Maybe there is more then one person carrying the couch we sit on. It could just be this guy though.

However, I'm sure comfortable up here. I really appreciate what that he carries us from here to there. But mostly I forget that he's down on the ground,

with a couch on his back.

One day someone was missing from the couch. I couldn't figure out where he went. Then I saw another set of feet by the man who carries our couch. So I decided to jump off and figure out what was going on.

"Why are you down here?" I asked my fellow couch potato.

"Well, while everyone was sleeping I saw this man crying. I couldn't sleep with this noise, so I decided to find out what was the matter. He told me that every now and then his back really hurt from carrying this couch. Some days he can ignore it pretty well, others not so well. I figured since I haven't stretched my legs in a while it might be a good to get some exercise, so I decided to help carry the couch. Then I realized that it was a lot of work to carry it and this man's back must hurt quite a bit. So I stayed here."

"Does it really hurt that bad?" I asked the man who carries the couch.

"Some days the pain is unbearable. Other days I can ignore it. But most days just fly by like a blur."

So I decided to stay and help him carry the couch as well. It makes me sad when people cry.

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