ALWAYS COMPLAINING ------------------ BRANIO FED UP WANTED TO JOIN THE STRICTEST MONASTRY IN THE WORLD! HE WAS TAKEN IN BY THE MONASTRY OF THE SILENT ONES IN TIBET. THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS TO BE PLACED IN A LITTLE CELL WITH A SOLID DOOR AND A 6" BY 6" WINDOW.HE WAS TOLD HIS FOOD WAS GIVEN TO HIM UNDER THE DOOR.HE WAS FORBIDDEN TO SPEAK AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO MEDITATE 18 HOURS A DAY!HE WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD SPEAK 2 WORDS EVERY 10 YEARS! THAT'S FOR ME BRANIO SAID FINELY PEACE OF MIND! -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 YEARS LATER BRANIO SPOKE HIS 2 WORDS : "" COLD FEET "" HE SAID HE WAS GIVEN 1 EXTRA PAIR OF SOCKS. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 YEARS AFTER JOINING BRANIO STAMMERED " ME COLD " HE WAS GIVEN A EXTRA BLANKET. ------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER 30 YEARS HE WHISPERED """"" I QUIT """" ------------------------------------------------------------------ NO WONDER THE HEAD MONK SAID "YOU HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING AS LONG AS YOU WERE HERE!!!"