Applying Age Wisdom

A young boy, who had just gotten his driver's license, inquired of his father if they could discuss his use of the family car. His father responded, “Son, I will make a deal with you. You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible a little more, get your hair cut shorter, and we'll talk about the car."

The boy thought about that for a moment, decided he'd settle for the offer and they agreed on it. After about six weeks his father said, "Son, I've been real proud of you. You have brought your grades up and I've observed that you have been studying your Bible. But I'm real disappointed you haven't gotten your hair cut."

The young man paused a moment then said, "Dad, you know, I've been thinking about that, and I've noticed in my studies of the Bible that Samson had long hair, John the Baptist had long hair, Moses had long hair and there's even a strong argument that Jesus also had long hair."

Smiling at his son’s seemingly brilliant submission, he asked, "Did you also notice they all walked everywhere they went?"