GUN STORY WITH LESSONS TO LEARN

An

old prospector shuffled into the town of El Indio, Texas leading a

tired old mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon in

town, to clear his parched throat.

He walked up to the

saloon and tied his old mule to the hitch rail.

As he

stood there, brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a

young gunslinger stepped out of the saloon with a gun in one hand and

a bottle of whiskey in the other.

The young gunslinger looked

at the old man and laughed, saying, "Hey old man, can you

dance?"

The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, "No

son, I don't dance... never really wanted to"

A crowd had

gathered as the gunslinger grinned and said, "Well, you old fool,

you're gonna dance now!" and started shooting at the old man's

feet.

The old prospector, not wanting to get a toe blown off,

started hopping around like a flea on a hot skillet.

Everybody

standing around was laughing.

When his last bullet had

been fired, the young gunslinger, still laughing, holstered his gun

and turned around to go back into the saloon.

The old man

turned to his pack mule, pulled out a double-barreled 12 gauge shotgun

and cocked both hammers.

The loud clicks carried clearly

through the desert air. The crowd stopped laughing immediately.

The young gunslinger heard the

sounds too, and he turned around very slowly
The silence was deafening.

The crowd watched as the young gunman stared at the old timer and the

large gaping holes of those twin 12 gauge barrels.

The

barrels of the shotgun never wavered in the old man's hands, as he

quietly said;

"Son, have you ever kissed a mule's

ass?"

The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, "No sir ... but

... I've always wanted to"

There are a few lessons for

all of us here:

* Don't be arrogant.

* Don't waste ammunition.

* Whiskey makes you think you're

smarter than you are.

* Always make sure you know who is

in control.

* And finally, Don't screw around

with old folks;

they didn't get old by being

stupid.