Eating In Heaven and Hell

A man goes to heaven and meets God at the Pearly Gates.
God welcomes him and then asks, “Is there any last wish,
my son, before you spend the rest of eternity in heaven?”
“Yes,” the man replies. “I would like to see what hell is like
so I can more thoroughly appreciate my good fortune.”

“Fine,” says God, snaps his fingers and instantly they
enter hell. Before them, as far as the eye can see, is
a table piled high with the most wonderful delicacies
that anyone’s heart could desire, and on both sides of
the table, also as far as the eye can see, are millions
of unhappy people starving to death.

The man asks God, “Why are these people starving?”
God replies, “Everyone must eat from the table with 11-foot
long chopsticks.” “That’s terribly harsh,” the man says
compassionately. God snaps his fingers again, and they are
transported to heaven.

On entering heaven, the man is surprised to see an almost
identical scene…a bountiful table stretching as far as the
eye can see…except that everyone is happy and well-fed.

He turns and asks God, “What do the people eat with here?
They must have different utensils.” “No, my son,” says God,
“everyone here eats with 11-foot long chopsticks, too.”

The man is confused.
“I don’t understand. How is this possible?”

God replies,
“In heaven, we feed each other.”

Well, my friends, there is food for thought here for all of us.
This is an old story though which has appeared in many guises.

The present extract is from Hale Dwoskin’s
excellent book The Sedona Method.

For more Hale Dwoskin, go here.

Philip