Giving and Receiving
Believe it or not, this was in one of my textbooks.... I love it. :)
Giving and Receiving
A story is told of a man who prayed to know the difference between heaven and hell. An angel came to take the man to see for himself. In hell, the man saw a huge banquet table overflowing with beautifully prepared meats, vegetables, drinks and desserts. Despite this bounty, the prisoners of hell bore withered, sunken looks. Then the man saw why. The poor souls in hell could pick up all the food they wanted, but their elbows would not bend, and they could not place the food into their mouths. Living amidst all that abundance, the citizens of hell were starving.
Then the angel whisked the man to heaven where he saw another endless banquet table heaped with a similar bounty of splendid food. Amazingly, just as in hell, the citizens of heaven could not bend their elbows to feed themselves.
"I don't understand," the man said. "Is heaven the same as hell?"
The angel only pointed. The residents of heaven were healthy, laughing, and obviously happy as they sat together at the banquet tables. Then the man saw the difference.
The citizens of heaven were feeding each other.
Giving and Receiving
A story is told of a man who prayed to know the difference between heaven and hell. An angel came to take the man to see for himself. In hell, the man saw a huge banquet table overflowing with beautifully prepared meats, vegetables, drinks and desserts. Despite this bounty, the prisoners of hell bore withered, sunken looks. Then the man saw why. The poor souls in hell could pick up all the food they wanted, but their elbows would not bend, and they could not place the food into their mouths. Living amidst all that abundance, the citizens of hell were starving.
Then the angel whisked the man to heaven where he saw another endless banquet table heaped with a similar bounty of splendid food. Amazingly, just as in hell, the citizens of heaven could not bend their elbows to feed themselves.
"I don't understand," the man said. "Is heaven the same as hell?"
The angel only pointed. The residents of heaven were healthy, laughing, and obviously happy as they sat together at the banquet tables. Then the man saw the difference.
The citizens of heaven were feeding each other.