During a particularly wet winter, floodwaters rise so high in one
town that the National Guard evacuates all the residents.
One man stays behind, however, and when the water is waist-high,
two national guardsmen in a boat motor past his house, checking
for people left behind.
"We're evacuating the town because of the flood! Jump in the boat
and we'll carry you to safety!"
But the man says, "No, don't bother; I've led a pious life, and
the Lord will save me."
The men in the boat shrug their shoulders and motor away. Later,
when the water level has driven the man onto his roof, another
boat appears.
"Haven't you heard the town has been evacuated? Come on, we'll
save you!"
But the man sends them away again, saying, "No, no, the Lord will
save me!"
The water level keeps rising until the man is standing on his
chimney and barely keeping his head above water. A helicopter,
doing a final check, appears overhead. It drops a rope, and the
loudspeaker says,
"Grab the rope and we'll bring you to safety!"
But the man waves the helicopter away, once again saying, "No,
the Lord will save me!"
But the water level keeps rising, and he drowns.
When he gets to heaven, he is completely bewildered. He asks God,
"God, why didn't you save me?"
And God says, "Well, I sent you two boats and a helicopter!"
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