A doctor walks by and the man yells up to him, "Please, can you help me?!"
The doctor writes a prescription and throws it into the pit and moves on.
A priest walks by and the man yells up to him, "Hey, can you help me?!"
The priest writes a prayer and throws it into the pit with the man and moves on.
Finally, a friend walks by and the man calls up from the pit, "Friend, can you help me?"
The friend jumps down into the pit and the man says, "What are you doing?! Now we are both here!"
And the friend says,
"Yes, my friend. I've been here before and I know the way out."
