Wisdom
Between moments of dispensing wisdom, it seems that historical
religious leaders had also learned software programming. One day, a
great contest was held to test their skills. After days and days of fierce
competition, only two leaders remained for the last day's event: Jesus
and Mohammed.
The judge described the software application required for the
final test, and gave the signal to start writing code.The two
contestants feverishly typed away on their keyboards. Routines,
classes, applets and applications flew by on their screens at incredible
speeds. Windows, dialogs, and other intricate graphics began forming
on their monitors. The clock showed that the contest would soon
be finished.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightening flashed and the power went out.
After a moment it came back on- just in time for the clock to announce
that the last competition was over. The judge asked the two contestants
to reveal their finished software.
Mohammed angrily said that he'd lost it all in the power outage.
The judge turned to the other competitor. Jesus smiled, clicked a mouse
and a dazzling application appeared on his screen. After just a few
moments, the judge was clearly impressed and declared Jesus the victor.
When asked why the decision was made, the judge pointed out the
unique characteristic that set the winner apart from all the other
leaders:
Jesus saves.