Balbir, the village drunkard, asked his friend Suresh if it was okay to drink alcohol while praying.
Suresh, noticing the temple priest pass by, asked Balbir to pose this question to the priest.
Balbir, a little inebriated, staggered to the temple priest and asked, "Oh Holy man, is it okay for me to drink while I pray?"
The priest, enraged by such a question, replied angrily, "Certainly not!! How could you be so discourteous to your religion?"
Balbir went to Suresh and told him what the priest replied to him.
Suresh said to him, "Your question was not right. Let me give it a try."
Suresh went up to the temple priest and said, "Sire, do you think it is right to pray while I drink?"
The priest smiled and said, "Oh certainly, my good fellow. Sure you can".
Suresh, noticing the temple priest pass by, asked Balbir to pose this question to the priest.
Balbir, a little inebriated, staggered to the temple priest and asked, "Oh Holy man, is it okay for me to drink while I pray?"
The priest, enraged by such a question, replied angrily, "Certainly not!! How could you be so discourteous to your religion?"
Balbir went to Suresh and told him what the priest replied to him.
Suresh said to him, "Your question was not right. Let me give it a try."
Suresh went up to the temple priest and said, "Sire, do you think it is right to pray while I drink?"
The priest smiled and said, "Oh certainly, my good fellow. Sure you can".