The Pit

A man fell into a pit and couldn't get out.
A SUBJECTIVE person came along and said: "I feel your pain, and I'm sorry you are down there."

An OBJECTIVE person came along and said: "It's logical that someone would fall into that pit."

A PHARISEE said: "Only bad people fall into pits."

A SCIENTIST calcutated how deep the pit really was.

A BUDDHIST suggested that he meditate himself out of the pit.

A FUNDAMENTALIST said, "You deserve your 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 CHARISMATIC said, "Just confess and believe that you're not in a pit."

An OPTIMIST said, "Things could be worse."

A PESSIMIST said, "Things will get worse."

JESUS, seeing the man, took him by the hand and LIFTED HIM OUT of the pit.