Temptation ​

[moose 57]

                          
  Temptation  ​    
  ​An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time
  the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession.
   Like many young men his age, the boy didn't really know what
  he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too concerned about
  it. 
  One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try
  an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study table four
  objects: 1. A Bible;  2. A silver dollar;  3.​A bottle of whiskey  
  4. A Playboy magazine
   
   "I'll just hide behind the door," the old preacher said to himself. 
  "When he comes home from school today, I'll see
  which object he picks up."  "If it's the Bible,
  he's going to be a preacher like me, and what a blessing
  that would be!  "If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a business man, and that would be okay,
  too. “But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good drunken bum, and
  Lord, what a shame that would be.  "And worst of all if he
  picks up that magazine he's going to be a skirt-chasing womanizer."  
   The old man waited anxiously, and
  soon heard his son's footsteps as he entered the house
  whistling and headed for his room. The boy tossed his books
  on the bed, and as he turned  to leave the room he spotted the
  objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked
  over to inspect them.  
   Finally, he picked up the Bible
  and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar
  and dropped into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took
  a big drink, while he admired the  magazine's centerfold. 
 
   "Lord have mercy on us all,” the old preacher whispered. "He's gonna be a politician."