Women, wine and money are the order of the day. If you have them, you are considered arrived. For Muslims, money is good and therefore they can have it as much as they want. Womanizing is okay provided that it is done in proper manner. But drinking wine is prohibited.
Once upon a Chinese New Year, a rich man of middle age was invited by colleagues to celebrate the occasion in a pub in downtown New York. He drank a glass, followed by another and another till he was completely drunk. In the end he had sex with many women and spent all his money. Being drunk he was unable to find his way home so he ended up roaming in a park in the wee hours of the night. The police got hold of him and put in a lock up.
The next morning, he was brought before a judge, while the hangover was still on. The learned judge asked the man, “Where do you live?” To which the man replied, “Here and there, my Lord.” The judge then asked, “What do you do for a living?” “This and that, my Lord,” he replied. The judge got very angry and ordered the police to send the man to prison.
Before leaving the courtroom, the man said, “Can I ask a question my Lord?”
“Why not,” replied the judge.
“When can I get out of the prison?”
Coolly, the judge replied, “Sooner or later.”
What is the moral of this story?
Talking about wine, I have a book entitled Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2002, published by Elsevier. I am a corresponding member of the distinguished Royal Belgium Academy of Overseas Sciences. This academy congregate prominent Belgium and foreigners linked to the development of the country. Being a member of the society has its privilege. Apart from being invited to its meetings and conferences, and receiving news, I received gifts and presents from time to time. This book is one of the gifts that I received. I don’t drink wine so the book is of no use to me. I am rather reluctant to donate to the library. Any wine drinker in the university can have it. Just let me know!
Happy Chinese New Year
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