一個年輕的小和尚來到寺院,他被指派去幫助其他和尚,一起用手少寫古老的教規和教會的律法。
一個年輕的小和尚來到寺院,他被指派去幫助其他和尚,一起用手少寫古老的教規和教會的律法。
然而,小和尚發現,所有和尚都是從手抄本上抄寫經書,而不是從原稿的經文抄寫。於是,這位小和尚跑去跟地位最崇高的老和尚問說:「如果有人在抄寫第一個手抄本的時候抄錯了,即使是一個小錯誤,也沒有人能夠發現,而且那個錯誤不是會隨著所有後來抄寫的經文流傳下來嗎?」
老和尚說:「我們已經這樣子抄寫經文好幾百年了,不過你說的也是有道理。」
於是老和尚走了寺院秘室存放經文原稿的藏經閣中,原始的經文原稿己經被鎖在這裡好幾百年了,都沒有人打開過。
幾個小時過去,都沒有人看到老和尚。小和尚開始擔心,所以也跑到寺院下方的洞穴去找老和尚。
小和尚看到老和尚一直去撞牆,撞得頭破血流,而且一邊無法控制的慟哭著:「我們少抄了一個R,我們少抄了一個R!那個字應該是Celebrate(慶祝),而不是Celibate(禁欲)!」
(笑話原文版本如下)
The Vow of Celebracy
The Pope dies and, naturally, goes to heaven where he's met by a reception committee of angels. After a whirlwind tour, The Pope is told that he can enjoy any of the myriad recreations available.
He decides that he wants to read all of the ancient original text of the Holy Scriptures, so he spends the next eon or so learning the languages.
After becoming a linguistic master, he sits down in the library and begins to pour over every version of the Bible, working back from the most recent "Easy Reading" to the original handwritten script.
The angel librarian hears a loud scream, and goes running toward its source only to find the Pope huddled in a chair, shaking and crying.
"The R! They left out the R!"
"What do you mean?" the angel librarian asks.
After collecting his wits, the Pope sobs again, "The word was supposed to be CELEBRATE!"