A middle-class man decides to go off and join a monastery which requires an oath of silence. No speech is allowed except for two words every 5 years, to sum up one’s experiences to the head monk.
After the first 5 years, the monk asked him what two words described his experiences and all he said was HARD BEDS.
When the next 5 year period came, the monk asked how things were and he replied BAD FOOD.
After 5 more years, he walked up to the monk and said, I QUIT!
The monk nodded and muttered:
Yes, this doesn’t surprise me. You’ve been doing nothing but complaining for the past 15 years!
Vocabulary Help
- I quit – eu desisto
- bad food – comida ruim
- complain – reclamar
- go off – sair
- hard beds – camas duras
- head monk – monge chefe
- join – juntar-se a
- middle class – classe média
- mutter – murmurar
- nod – balançar
- oath of silence – voto de silêncio
- speech – fala
- sum up – resumir