I apologize if this is the wrong thread, I wasn't sure. If it needs to be moved, I'm sure our very able mods will take care of it.
Anyway, I had this forwarded to me, and would like to share one vision of the difference between Heaven and Hell which involve being able to eat and be plump. Here it is....
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and
said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like. "
The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and
the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round
table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which
smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water. The people
sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be
famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were
strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the
pot of stew and take a spoonful,
but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get
the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the
sight of their misery and suffering. The Lord said, "You have seen
Hell."
They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the
same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large
pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The
people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the
people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy
man said, "I don't understand." "It is simple" said
the Lord, "it requires but one skill. You see, they have learned to
feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves."
Anyway, I had this forwarded to me, and would like to share one vision of the difference between Heaven and Hell which involve being able to eat and be plump. Here it is....
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and
said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like. "
The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and
the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round
table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which
smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water. The people
sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be
famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were
strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the
pot of stew and take a spoonful,
but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get
the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the
sight of their misery and suffering. The Lord said, "You have seen
Hell."
They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the
same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large
pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The
people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the
people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy
man said, "I don't understand." "It is simple" said
the Lord, "it requires but one skill. You see, they have learned to
feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves."
