Oct 22, 2009

Difference between Heaven and Hell

Read this nice story, explaining the simple difference between Heaven and Hell. I am sure, you will enjoy it.
A holy man was having a conversation with God one day and said, "God , I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like."

God 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 and tied to their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

God 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 equiped 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 God . 'This is the difference between Heaven and Hell. It requires but one skill."

"You see, these people in Heaven have learned to feed each other, while the greedy in the hell think only of themselves."
Wonderful, isn't it?

This is also a classic short story! Simple knot, keeps the interest, there is a conflict and the knot is resolved at the last possible sentence! Classic definition of a short story.

But, recently came across another good definition for Heaven and Hell. Rather, what is the difference between these two. Read this T-Shirt!

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