One of the most important things for us to do in life is to plan ahead. We can do so in many different ways, including planning for our retirement, planning for a major purchase or perhaps just planning our meals for the next week. In the following joke, a young boy also had a plan and he wanted nothing more than to get a bike for Christmas. It may have stopped there but he took things to the next level when he decided to make a threat.
A little boy wants a bike for Christmas really badly, but the kid is a real bad seed, and he knows it.
He writes a letter to Jesus. “Dear Jesus, if I get a bike for Christmas, I’ll be good for a whole week.” He thinks about it, crosses out what he wrote, and says, “I can’t be good for a whole week, I’ll be good for five days.” He crosses that out and writes, “I’ll be good for four days.” Then he thinks again and says, “Can’t do that.” He gets down to one day and says, “I can’t even be good for a day.”
Then in frustration, goes to the Church and gets the small statue of the Virgin Mary, wraps it up in a blanket, puts it in a paper bag, throws it in his closet and says, “Dear Jesus, if I don’t get a bike for Christmas, you’ll never see your mother again!”
