The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so
> pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won
> again. The local paper read:
>
> PASTOR\'S ASS OUT FRONT
>
> The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the
> pastor not to enter the donkey in another race. The next day, the local
> paper headline read:
>
> BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR\'S ASS.
>
> This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of
> the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.
> The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the
> next day:
>
> NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.
>
> The bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid
> of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10. The next day the
> paper read:
>
> NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10
>
> This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the
> donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The next day
> the headlines read:
>
> NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE
>
> The bishop was buried the next day.
>
> The moral of the story is....being concerned about public opinion can
> bring you much grief and misery...and even shorten your life. So be
> yourself and enjoy life... Stop worrying about everyone else\'s ass and
> you\'ll be a lot happier and live longer!