A Spoon
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.'
When Jesus died on the cross he was thinking of you!
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Spoon
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This is to be done here and now on Earth.
They all feed each other because that is what they did in life.
"Feed others even if they don't feed you."
Let people cut in front of you at the toll booth even if they knowingly took the express lane to cut in front of the line.
Don't sound your horn in anger if someone does something wrong while in traffic, politely alert them if this is needed.
They all feed each other because that is what they did in life.
"Feed others even if they don't feed you."
Let people cut in front of you at the toll booth even if they knowingly took the express lane to cut in front of the line.
Don't sound your horn in anger if someone does something wrong while in traffic, politely alert them if this is needed.
It is not length of life, but depth of life. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson