Job Description

An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was
getting high time the boy gave some thought to choosing a
profession. Like many young men his age, the boy didn't
really know what he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too
concerned about it.

One day, while the boy was away at school, his father
decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's room
and placed on his study table four objects:

1. A Bible,
2. A silver dollar,
3. A bottle of whiskey,
4. And a Playboy magazine.

"I'll just hide behind the door," the old preacher said to
himself, "and when he comes home from school, I'll see which
object he picks up. If it's the Bible, he's going to be a
preacher like me, and what a blessing that would be! If he
picks up the dollar, he's going to be a business man, and
that would be okay, too. But if he picks up the bottle, he's
going to be a no-good drunken bum, and Lord, what a shame
that would be. And worst of all, if he picks up that
magazine, he's going to be a skirt-chasing womanizer."

The old man waited anxiously and soon heard his son's
footsteps as he entered the house whistling and headed for
his room. The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he
turned to leave the room, he spotted the objects on the
table. He walked over to inspect them, looking at each for
several minutes. Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed
it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped
into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big
drink, while he admired this month's centerfold.

"Lord have mercy!" the old preacher prayed. "He's going into
politics!!"