A very religious man lived right next

door to an atheist. While
the religious one prayed day in, day out,
and was constantly on
his knees in communion with his Lord, the
atheist never even
looked twice at a church.

However, the
atheist’s life was good, he had a well-paying job
and a beautiful wife,
and his children were healthy and good-
natured, whereas the pious
man’s job was strenuous and his
wages were low, his wife was
getting fatter every day and his
kids wouldn’t give him the time of the
day.

So one day, deep in prayer as usual, he raised his eyes

towards heaven and asked:

“Oh God, I honour you every day, I
ask your advice for every
problem and confess to you my every sin.
Yet my neighbour,
who doesn’t even believe in you and certainly
never prays,
seems blessed with every happiness, while I go poor
and
suffer many an indignity. Why is this?”

And a great voice w
as heard from above:

“BECAUSE HE DOESN’T BOTHER ME ALL THE
TIME!”