The parish priest was very disturbed. The cost of repairing the church building had shot up four times and he didn’t know how he would convince the congregation to contribute more towards the repairs. To add to his worry, the regular musician had reported sick and the priest didn’t know how he would find his replacement for the evening mass.
At that time a church staff came to the priest accompanied by a shabby looking young man, a little drunk… Father, this man is a musician and I think he can play at today’s evening mass, said the church staff.
The priest looked at the drunk, head to toe and sighed; he didn’t feel confident in the drunk but had no choice but to appoint him as the musician for that days evening mass.
Finally in the evening, the mass started; towards the end, the priest decided to make the announcement.
Dear all, as you know the Church building is very old and needs to be repaired. The cost of repairs has shot up considerably in the past few months and we are short of fund. I appeal to you all to contribute. Those of you, who can pledge Rs 5000, please stand up…
At that very moment our drunk musician started playing the National Anthem…
Well, the drunk was appointed as a permanent musician thereafter…
