There was this pastor who was posted to a newly established branch of a certain church. He was a young man and also a bachelor. On arrival at his new church, a cook was employed for him. That evening, the cook came to him and the following took place between them:
COOK: Good evening sir, man of God. You are welcome. What do you want to eat so that l will go to the market to buy the ingredients and prepare it for you. I am your cook.
PASTOR: May the Lord bless you, brethren. It's my pleasure having you as my cook. I am pastor Isaiah. What do l call you?
COOK: I am Panhood by name sir.
PASTOR: That name doesn't sound English! It is a local name. I will like to change it to reflect the English language for an easy pronunciation. Henceforth, in the name of the holy spirit, l hereby change this Panhood to Manhood for an easy pronunciation. The diffidence is just the letter P & the letter M, that's all!
Now, listen to me. I don't eat meat or fish. Only what l eat is chickens' Gizzards! So whenever you go to the market, always buy Gizzards to prepare my meal.
COOK: Thank you Sir, man of God.
One day, the cook went to the market and he couldn't find Gizzards to buy. He then reason that since he didn't see Gizzards, what else can be similar to Gizzards. And so he asked a certain trader who was an illiterate. Now, she thought that he asked her about Lizards. And she went and brought fifteen male Lizards, known as agama lizards and she butchered them and packaged them for the cook and he paid her and then went home.
When he got home the pastor went out.He hurriedly prepared the meal. The pastor soon returned and he said, "Brethren, Manhood, please bring my food. I am very hungry. In a jiffy Manhood served the pastor the food. The pastor ate the food hungrily. But as he was about to put one of the the Gizzards into his month, he observed that the thing he was holding has legs and hands with red head with combs!
"Holy ghost fire, what is this, what is this brethren Manhood?" He asked in an astonishment.
And Manhood ran down. Seeing the pastor holding the giant red neck agama lizard in his hand, he smiles and said, "Oh, man of God! I couldn't find that your favourite Gizzards in the market today and it was only this kind that l could find. l was told that this kind is bigger and even more delicious than that former ones".
PASTOR: Holy Heaven! Lizards? I am finished! Do you expect me to eat this lizard in place of my normal Gizzards, brethren Manhood?
COOK: Man of God. You are not eating Lizards but Gizzards. Because after buying them, l then changed them from Lizards to Gizzards in the name of the holy spirit just as you did to my name. Just assume that you are eating Gizzards and not lizards. After all, the difference is just the letter L & the lettter G. Just as you changed my name from Panhood to manhood and l didn't complain, l expect that you should not also complain because what is good for the goose is good for the gander!"
N:B. WE SEE OTHER PEOPLES' CHALLENGES AS A MERE CHILD'S PLACE AS FAR IT DOESN'T AFFECT US!
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