The Old Man On The Mountain

Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, Alex)

There was a man who lived for fifty years on a mountain which was located next to a small town. People sometimes wondered what the man was doing up there, but nobody ever went to find out.

Then suddenly one day, the "Mountain Man" started down from the mountain heading to the town.

Word spread and everybody was extremely curious to see what this man had to say, and by the time he had arrived, everyone in the town had gathered to see him. When the man had reached the crowd, he stopped and greeted them.

A reporter approached the man and asked, "What were you doing on the mountain for fifty years?"

The man replied, "I was meditating on the meaning of life."

"Well, what have you decided about the meaning of life?"

The man took a deep breath, opened his arms to the heavens and in a deep voice said, "Life is like a TOMATO."

The crowd went silent as everybody attempted to understand this strange notion.

Suddenly a man from the back of the crowd shouted, "Hey, but life isn't like a tomato!"

The old man dwelled upon this statement for a few moments and then replied casually, "OK, it isn't."

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