Talking to a Wall

 An old Reader's Digest joke:

Journalist asks elderly man, "You come everyday to the wall, sir, how long have you done that, and what are you praying for?"

He replies: "I have come here to pray everyday for 25 years. In the morning I pray for world peace and brotherhood of man. I go home, have a cup of tea, and I come back and pray for the eradication of illness and disease from the earth.

And very, very important, I pray for peace and understanding between the Israelis and the Palestinians." 

Journalist is impressed. "How does it make you feel to come here everyday for 25 years to pray for those wonderful things?"

The man replies calmly: "Like I'm talking to a wall." (Or a brick wall!)