A man fell into a pit and couldn't get himself out...

  A subjective person came along and said, "I feel for you down there."

  An objective person walked by and said, "It's logical that someone would fall down there."

  A Pharisee said, "Only bad people fall into pits."

  A mathematician calculated how deep the pit was.

  A news reporter wanted the exclusive story on the pit.

  An IRS agent asked if he was paying taxes on the pit.

  A self-pitying person said, "You haven't seen anything until you've seen my pit."

  A fire-and-brimstone preacher said, "You deserve your pit."

  A Christian Scientist observed, "The pit is just in your mind."

  A psychologist noted, "Your mother and father are to blame for your being in that pit."

  A self-esteem therapist said, "Believe in yourself and you can get out of that pit."

  An optimist said, "Things could be worse."

  A pessimist claimed, "Things will get worse."

Jesus, seeing the man, took him by the hand and lifted him out of the pit.


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