Hot_Tamale
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A story I read online once:
A man in his old age dies and is taken up into his eternal resting place. Flying up through the clouds and through the atmosphere the old man's spirit reaches a large field filled with wind swept, beautiful, fluffy green grass. In the grass a few yards to his right he notices a dog staring back at him, it's tongue out, and a happily wagging tail. It was the old man's dog that had died when he was just a boy. The man was so filled with joy to be reunited with his friend that his eyes began filling with tears.
After they had exchanged hello's the way a human can with a dog the man looked around for shelter. Far off in the distance he noticed a large, ornate gate glistening in the sunlight. Once the man arrived - his dog naturally following - he walked through and into the hotel-like mansion that led from the gate, for there were no guards to stop anyone from entering.
"This must be heaven" the man muttered under his breath, admiring the carpet, the walls, the chandelier, and even the fragrance of the place. The man could even smell his favorite dish cooking in the cafeteria somewhere in the bowels of the mansion.
Walking up to the uniformed man at the lobby desk the old man noticed he was very thirsty, for the walk towards the mansion had been a long one in the hot sun, and he made sure to let the employee know it.
"Yes, sir we have the best, bottled sparkling stream water you cannot buy anywhere from Earth. Sign a contract with us for permanent, eternal lodging and the bottled water is yours, as much as you want forever. We do not allow pets though so you will have to leave your dog outside of the gate for all eternity."
The old man was understandably distraught over this. He decided to look elsewhere for lodging in the afterlife and would come back if he couldn't find anything better.
Several hours later he arrived at another gate. This one led to a 3 story building. It was an ordinary home that didn't stand out from any of the others he had known when he was alive on Earth, but once inside he came to realize that this one did allow pets.
Still as thirsty as ever the old man inquired of the employee at the front desk as to whether or not they had drinking water. They did but it required a trip to the manual-operated drinking well just a few feet away from the building. It was free of charge to literally anyone that wanted to drink from it. Judging by comparison the beautiful mansion he had come from to the one he was currently standing in, the old man deduced he had gone straight from heaven to hell. Very curious about this the old man told the employee at the front desk about his travel to the first home. The employee's eyes gave a knowing glance back at the man and the dog still wagging his tail somehow as fast as ever.
"That place?...
"Oh, that was hell you just came from. The landlord of that place is the devil and his employees there love to dress themselves up in beautiful clothes and fragrant perfume. They know nothing of love or loyalty and lie and seduce any poor soul to sign a lease with them."
In the end the old man decided to sign a lease with the second home but he had the best of both worlds: his favorite four-legged companion by his side for all eternity and a nice home to live in and eat/drink for free.
A man in his old age dies and is taken up into his eternal resting place. Flying up through the clouds and through the atmosphere the old man's spirit reaches a large field filled with wind swept, beautiful, fluffy green grass. In the grass a few yards to his right he notices a dog staring back at him, it's tongue out, and a happily wagging tail. It was the old man's dog that had died when he was just a boy. The man was so filled with joy to be reunited with his friend that his eyes began filling with tears.
After they had exchanged hello's the way a human can with a dog the man looked around for shelter. Far off in the distance he noticed a large, ornate gate glistening in the sunlight. Once the man arrived - his dog naturally following - he walked through and into the hotel-like mansion that led from the gate, for there were no guards to stop anyone from entering.
"This must be heaven" the man muttered under his breath, admiring the carpet, the walls, the chandelier, and even the fragrance of the place. The man could even smell his favorite dish cooking in the cafeteria somewhere in the bowels of the mansion.
Walking up to the uniformed man at the lobby desk the old man noticed he was very thirsty, for the walk towards the mansion had been a long one in the hot sun, and he made sure to let the employee know it.
"Yes, sir we have the best, bottled sparkling stream water you cannot buy anywhere from Earth. Sign a contract with us for permanent, eternal lodging and the bottled water is yours, as much as you want forever. We do not allow pets though so you will have to leave your dog outside of the gate for all eternity."
The old man was understandably distraught over this. He decided to look elsewhere for lodging in the afterlife and would come back if he couldn't find anything better.
Several hours later he arrived at another gate. This one led to a 3 story building. It was an ordinary home that didn't stand out from any of the others he had known when he was alive on Earth, but once inside he came to realize that this one did allow pets.
Still as thirsty as ever the old man inquired of the employee at the front desk as to whether or not they had drinking water. They did but it required a trip to the manual-operated drinking well just a few feet away from the building. It was free of charge to literally anyone that wanted to drink from it. Judging by comparison the beautiful mansion he had come from to the one he was currently standing in, the old man deduced he had gone straight from heaven to hell. Very curious about this the old man told the employee at the front desk about his travel to the first home. The employee's eyes gave a knowing glance back at the man and the dog still wagging his tail somehow as fast as ever.
"That place?...
"Oh, that was hell you just came from. The landlord of that place is the devil and his employees there love to dress themselves up in beautiful clothes and fragrant perfume. They know nothing of love or loyalty and lie and seduce any poor soul to sign a lease with them."
In the end the old man decided to sign a lease with the second home but he had the best of both worlds: his favorite four-legged companion by his side for all eternity and a nice home to live in and eat/drink for free.
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