80 Years to Live

One day, God created the dog and said:

"Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who passes by. For this I will give you twenty years to live."

The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking, how about I take ten and give you ten back?"

God agreed.

Then, God created the monkey.

God said, "Entertain people, do tricks and make them laugh. For this I will give you twenty years to live."

The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's kinda long. How about I take ten and give you back ten."

God agreed.

Then, God created the cow.

God said, "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves, and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this I give you sixty years to live."

The cow said, "That's a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about I give you forty and keep twenty?" 

God agreed.

Then God created man.

"Eat, sleep, play, marry, and enjoy you're life. For this I will give you twenty years to live."

But man said," Only twenty years? That's sort of short. Could you give me the years the cow gave back, the monkey gave back, and the dog gave back?"

God said, "OK, but you asked for it."

Now, that is why you eat, sleep, play, marry, and enjoy you're life for the first twenty years of you're life, the next forty you slave under the hot sun to produce for you're family, the next ten you do monkey tricks to entertain others, and the last ten you sit by you're door and bark at everyone.

Life has been explained.