English Original
A pious man, who had reached the age of 105, suddenly stopped attending synagogue. Alarmed by his absence after decades of faithful attendance, the Rabbi visited him. Finding the old man in excellent health, the Rabbi inquired, "Why, after all these years, do we no longer see you at services?"
The old man lowered his voice. "I'll tell you, Rabbi," he whispered. "When I turned 90, I expected God to take me any day. But then I reached 95, then 100, then 105. So, I figured God must be very busy and has forgotten about me—and I don't want to remind Him!"
中文翻译
一位虔诚的老人，在年满105岁之际，突然不再去犹太会堂了。拉比对他数十年来虔诚出席后突然缺席感到担忧，便前去探望。拉比发现老人身体非常硬朗，于是问道："为什么这么多年后，我们再也看不到您来参加礼拜了？"
老人压低了声音。"我告诉您吧，拉比，"他悄声说道。"当我90岁时，我以为上帝随时会带我走。但接着我活到了95岁，然后是100岁，现在是105岁。所以我想，上帝一定非常忙碌，已经把我给忘了——而我不想提醒他！"