A Man and His Dog !
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying
the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
He remembered dying, and that his faithful dog had been dead
for many years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one
side of the road. It looked like fine marble. As he reached the
wall, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch, and the street that
led to the gate made from pure gold. He and the dog walked toward
the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one
side.
When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me,
where are we?"
"This is heaven, sir," the man answered.
"Wow! Would you happen to have some water? We have traveled
far," the man said.
"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice
water brought right up."
The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come
in, too?" the traveler asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment, remembering all the years this dog
remained loyal to him and then turned back toward the road and
continued the way he had been going. After another long walk
he came to a plain dirt road, which led through a farm gate that
looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As
he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against
a tree and reading a book.
"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you
have any water? We have traveled far."
"Yes, sure, there's a faucet over there." The man
pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside the gate.
"Come on in and help yourself."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured
to his dog.
"There should be a bowl by the faucet; he is welcome
to share."
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an
old-fashioned faucet with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled
the bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to
the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward
the man who was standing by the tree waiting for them.
"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
"This is heaven," was the answer.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The
man down the road said that was heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly
gates? Nope. That's hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like
that?"
"No. We're just happy that they screen out the folks
who'd leave their best friends behind in exchange for material
things."
Author Unknown
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