A priest, a minister, and a rabbi were arguing over who was the best at converting people to religion.<\/p>\n
Finally, they decided there was only one way to settle it:<\/p>\n
Each man would go deep into the woods, find a wild bear, and try to convert it.<\/p>\n
A week later, they met up to share their results.<\/p>\n
The priest arrived first.<\/p>\n
He was covered in scratches, his clothes were torn, and he had a large bandage wrapped around his arm.<\/p>\n
The minister stared at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
The priest sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found the biggest bear I’ve ever seen. I started reading Scripture to him and tried to explain the teachings of my faith.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wasn’t interested.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI kept going.\u201d<\/p>\n
The priest pointed to his injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bear chased me up a tree.\u201d<\/p>\n
The minister nodded sympathetically.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat’s rough.\u201d<\/p>\n
The priest smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I didn’t give up. I came back the next day with food, talked to him for hours, and finally\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
He raised his hands dramatically.<\/p>\n
\u201cHE CONVERTED!\u201d<\/p>\n
The minister and rabbi applauded.<\/p>\n
Then the minister stepped forward.<\/p>\n
He was even more battered.<\/p>\n
One eye was swollen shut, his shirt was ripped, and he had a walking stick.<\/p>\n
The priest asked,<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened to you?\u201d<\/p>\n
The minister sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found an enormous bear too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI preached to him. I sang hymns. I told him about forgiveness and salvation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid it work?\u201d<\/p>\n
The minister smiled proudly.<\/p>\n
\u201cEventually.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
The minister pointed toward the forest.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe’s at church every Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n
The priest nodded respectfully.<\/p>\n
Then both men turned toward the rabbi.<\/p>\n
The rabbi hadn’t said a word.<\/p>\n
He was sitting quietly on a log with both arms in casts, one leg wrapped in bandages, and a hospital bracelet still around his wrist.<\/p>\n
The priest stared at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cRabbi\u2026 what happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
The rabbi looked at them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found my bear.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried to explain Judaism to him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The priest leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he convert?\u201d<\/p>\n
The rabbi shook his head.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
The minister frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen what happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
The rabbi sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe attacked me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The priest nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cSame thing happened to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The rabbi continued,<\/p>\n
\u201cI ran.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUnderstandable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI climbed a tree.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood idea.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI fell out of the tree.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOuch.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI broke my leg.\u201d<\/p>\n
The priest winced.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then?\u201d<\/p>\n
The rabbi looked at them very seriously.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I ended up in the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
The priest asked,<\/p>\n
\u201cBut did you at least accomplish anything?\u201d<\/p>\n
The rabbi smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The other two leaned closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
The rabbi pointed toward the forest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don’t know about the bear\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
He paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I’m pretty sure I converted three doctors, two nurses, and the guy in the next hospital bed.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n The priest and minister stared at him.<\/p>\n The rabbi shrugged.<\/p>\n \u201cDifferent bear. Different strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n And that’s when the three men realized:<\/p>\n You don’t always win an argument by changing the other person’s beliefs. Sometimes you just need to survive long enough to tell the story.<\/strong> \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A priest, a minister, and a rabbi were arguing over who was the best at converting people to religion. Finally, they decided there was only one way to settle it: … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/readfullstory168.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readfullstory168.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readfullstory168.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readfullstory168.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readfullstory168.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=184962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/readfullstory168.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":184963,"href":"https:\/\/readfullstory168.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184962\/revisions\/184963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readfullstory168.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=184962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readfullstory168.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=184962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readfullstory168.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=184962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}