A man and his dog were walking along a road....The man was enjoying the walk, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead....He remembered dying, and that the dog had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them....After a while, they came to a high white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother of pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold.... He and the dog walked toward the gate, as they got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side. When he was close enough he called out Excuse me, where are we? This is heaven, sir the man replied..... Wow! Would you happen to have some water? The man asked....Of course sir. Come right in, Ill have some ice water brought right up. The man gestured, the gate began to open.....Can my friend, (gesturing to the dog) come in too? The traveller asked....Im sorry Sir but we dont accept pets The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going....After another long walk, at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book... Excuse me he called. Do you have any water? Yeah sure, theres the pump over there the man pointed to a place that couldnt be seen from outside the gate. Come on in. How about my friend here he gestured to the dog. There should be a bowl by the pump. They went through the gate and sure enough, there was an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveller filled the bowl and took a long drink himself then gave some to the dog.... When they were full, he and the dog walked back towards the man by the tree waiting for them. What do you call this place? The traveller asked. This is heaven was the answer. Well thats confusing, the traveller said the man down the road said that was heaven too. Oh you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope thats Hell. Doesnt it make you mad for them to use your name like that? No. I can see how you might think so, but were just happy that they screen out all the folks wholl leave their best friends behind.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 01:55:47 +0000
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