A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out.
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A subjective person came along and said, “I feel for you down there.”
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An objective person walked by and said, “It’s logical that someone would fall down there.”
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A Pharisee said, “Only bad people fall into pits.”
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A mathematician calculated how he fell into the pit.
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A news reporter wanted the exclusive story on the pit.
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A tax office man asked if he was paying taxes on the pit.
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A self-pitying person said, “You haven’t seen anything until you’ve seem my pit.”
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A fire-and-brimstone preacher said, “You deserve your pit.”
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A Christian Scientist observed, “The pit is just in your mind.”
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A psychologist noted, “Your mother and father are to blame for your being in that pit.”
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A self-esteem therapist said, “Believe in yourself and you can get out of that pit.”
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An optimist said, “Things could be worse.”
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A pessimist said, “Things will get worse.”
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Jesus, seeing the man, took him by the hand and lifted him out of the pit.