A minister put an advertisement in the local paper for a well-rounded handyman who could fix things around the Church and help out with the routine chores. The next morning a well-dressed young man came to the door. “Can you start a fire and have breakfast ready by 7:00 a.m.?” the minister asked. The young man said he thought he could.
“Can you polish the silver, wash the dishes, keep the house picked up and the lawn mowed?” the minister continued. “Well, I suppose I could,” the man answered. The minister went on, “And of course there’s the garbage to take out and the unexpected leaking pipe, and the…”
“Look,” the young man interrupted. “I came here to make arrangements for my wedding. But if it’s going to be anything like that, I think I’ll just forget the whole thing.”
Sunshine Magazine (Adapted).
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