One of the most stressful things a person can go through is knowing that they are dying. The days, weeks, or even just a few moments leading up to that time are often when a person stops and reflects on their life and what happens afterward.
That is not a very funny situation, but it does happen to be the basis for one of the funnier jokes we have heard in a while. There is a priest who is helping a dying man but the instructions he gives keep falling on deaf ears.
As it turns out, the dying man has a reason why he is not listening to the priest and it may just be the smartest thing we have heard, along with giving us a good laugh.
A priest was preparing a dying man for his voyage into the great beyond.
Whispering firmly to the dying man, the priest said,
“Denounce the devil! Let him know how little you think of his evil!”
The dying man said nothing.
The priest repeated his order.
Still, the dying man said nothing.
The priest asked, “Why do you refuse to denounce the devil and his evil?”
The dying man said, “Until I know where I’m heading, I don’t think I ought to aggravate anybody.”