According to its rules, once every 10 years, the monks of a monastery in Sicily were each allowed to break their vow of silence to speak only two words, and two words only.
So, after first joining the monastery, Pietro completely devoted himself to his monastery and worked diligently for a full 10 years in complete silence.
After holding his tongue for a decade, the day finally arrived for Pietro to say his first few words.
It was such a precious moment that he didn't wanna make a mistake, so he thought long and hard before speaking. Finally, with all the other monks present, Pietro finally spoke, saying, "Bad food.”
The other monks just nodded in solidarity. Pietro then turned and walked back to his room in silence, while the monastery leaders just looked at one another.
Another ten years goes by, and once again all the monks and administrators gather in the meeting room to hear Pietro speak. With his second chance to have his voice heard in two decades, Pietro thought for a moment and then said, "Bed hard."
Once again, after saying his two words, Pietro turned and walked back to his dorm room in total silence while everybody stared at him.
Another decade passes and once again its Pietro's big day. He has already spent the last thirty years in the monastery and has only said four simple words. He will now get to say two more words, and so he took his time and thought about it long and hard before opening his mouth.
He stared intently at the head monk for what seemed like an eternity and then shockingly commented, “I quit.”
“Well, I, for one, am not surprised at all,” the head monk quickly retorted. “After all, you’ve been a non-stop complainer ever since you got here!” --
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