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Food for thought! - Pamela - 12-20-2006
This explains why I forward jokes.
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 the dog walking beside him had been
dead for 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.
At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed
in the sunlight.
When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the
arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to
the gate looked like 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?" the man asked.
"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
traveller asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and
continued the way he had been going with his dog.
After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he
came to a dirt road leading 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 man. "Do you have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveller gestured to the dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump."
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an
old-fashioned
hand pump with a bowl beside it.
The traveller filled the water 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.
"What do you call this place?" the traveller asked.
"This is Heaven," he answered.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveller 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 would
leave their best friends behind."
Soooo...
Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep-forwarding jokes to us without
writing a word.
Maybe this will explain.
When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what
you do? You forward jokes.
When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you
forward jokes.
When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know
how, you forward jokes.
Also to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still
important, you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what
you get?
A forwarded joke. So, next time if you get a joke, don't think that
you've been sent just
another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and
your friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a
smile.
You are all welcome @ my water bowl anytime
Pamela: Happy Holidays all my sweeties,be safe,have fun,and may you find joy!
Food for thought! - DaCougarMech - 12-20-2006
that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside
Food for thought! - Mathalamus - 12-20-2006
its werid and paradoxial im my brain..i cant think for 50 hours now
Food for thought! - Pamela - 12-20-2006
mathalamus federation Wrote:its werid and paradoxial im my brain..i cant think for 50 hours now
I am left wondering exactly when it was you *thought* In posting this?
It was retarded and added nothing to the thread or well wished intentions I was trying to accomplish.
Please take your sarcasm and stupidity elsewhere...and DON'T make me log in as Mod.
Food for thought! - John - 12-20-2006
this reminds me of the last day i attended church, afew years ago, and i asked them if my dog would be waiting for me in heaven when i died "he died earlier that week", and they told me animals don't go to heaven, and i just walked out, never to return again
Food for thought! - Pamela - 12-20-2006
It is hard losing a pet,they are often more faithful and loving than people. Last night I stopped by a neighbors home that had lost a long time friendly loving dog. As they are not able to have kids ,this one was one of their*babies*,and at Christmas time I knew the feelings of loss would be intense. I was not sure what to say to them,but I was sobbing as I reached the door.They asked what was wrong,and I just kept hugging them and saying "I am so so sorry you lost your dog! I know how you loved it so much" "All I have to offer is hugs and condolences,I don't know how to make it better for you"
They told me then I was the only neighbor to even bother coming by,and my visit meant the world to them.
Never underestimate doing something simple for people.Small actions on your part may just mean the world to someone else. We hugged and talked and in the end we were all smiling.I was glad I followed my impetuois hunch and knocked on the door.
Food for thought! - John - 12-20-2006
it feels good to finally have a meaningful thread around here, its been so long since we had one, most are spam really
Food for thought! - DaCougarMech - 12-20-2006
a heaven that bans my dog is no heaven at all