Monk

[Gino]

>A new young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other
>monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand.
>
>He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not
>from the original manuscript.
>
>So, the new monk goes to the Abbot to question this, pointing out that if
>someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked
>up. In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies.
>
>The Abbot says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but
>you make a good point, my son". So, he goes down into the dark caves
>underneath the monastery where the original manuscript is held in a locked
>vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years.
>
>Hours go by and nobody sees the old Abbot. So, the young monk gets worried
>and goes downstairs to look for him. He sees him banging his head against
>the wall. His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying
>uncontrollably.
>
>The young monk asks the old Abbot, "What's wrong, father?"
>
>In a choking voice, the old Abbot replies, "The word is 'celebrate' ".