atma 0 Report post Posted May 7, 2002 Simple Mistake A new monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand. He notices, however, that they are copying from copies, not the original manuscripts. So, the new monk goes to the head monk to ask him about this, pointing out that if there were an error in the first copy, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies. The head monk says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son." So, he goes down into the cellar with one of the copies to check it against the original. Hours go by and nobody sees him. So one of the monks goes downstairs to look for him. Hearing sobbing coming from the back of the cellar, he finds the old monk leaning over one of the original books crying. He asks the old monk what's wrong, and in a choked voice came the reply, "The word is celebrate." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shashi 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2002 This one I am not getting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted May 8, 2002 Shashi, The word celebrate was mistranslated for many years as celibate. The monks lament. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tarun 6 Report post Posted May 24, 2002 Y is it I suspect Jalebi-Jijaji had something to do with this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted May 24, 2002 Tarun, Nah not him. If it was the reverse then I would agree.celibate mistranslated as celebrate now that would point to him for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites