George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden are having a conversation via Al Jazeera television. Bin Laden tells George Bush, “There is no point of engaging in further war. I can see total peace in the future!”
George Bush replies, “Oh yeah and tell me what you see?”
Osama answers, “I can see New York, with new great buildings on one side and beautiful new buildings on the other side, and everything is peaceful and wonderful.”
George Bush says, “Wow is that what you see? Well I’ll tell ya what I see for the future of Afghanistan… I see a house here, a house there, a small building here and small building there, but there are signs hanging in the middle of the street.”
Osama asks, “And what do they say?”
George answers, “Hell, I don’t know. I can’t read Hebrew!”
People and things do not upset us, rather we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.