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Jaded
A 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 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 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 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 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 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."
day and said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and
Hell are like."
The Lord led the 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 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 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 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 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."