Heaven and Hell

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said.
'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell arelike.'

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.'�
>
>When�
>Jesus died on the cross, he was�
>thinking of you.