Before you vote next Tuesday (November 4th) - and I imagine if you read this blog then you will be voting - make sure to read the fable below because there is a moral in it, one that Americans had better learn before it is I too late and too late may be the day of this election. Read, digest it, understand it and make sure to apply it to how you vote because we surely don't need to reelect any assholes like the guy in this older but not outdated tale.
"Yesterday we were campaigning, Today, you voted.."
And therein, my friends, lies a lesson to be learned before you vote next Tuesday.
A hat tip and my thanks to Jim McK for that one.
All the best,
Glenn B
While walking down the street
one day a corrupt Senator was hit by an automobile and tragically died.
His soul arrives in heaven and
is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
"Welcome to heaven,"
says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We
seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what
to do with you."
"No problem, just let me
in," says the Senator.
"Well, I'd like to, but I
have orders from the higher ups. What we'll do is have you spend one day in
hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really?, I've made up my
mind. I want to be in heaven," says the Senator.
"I'm sorry, but we have our
rules."
And with that, St. Peter escorts
him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
The doors open and he finds
himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse
and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had
worked with him.
Everyone is very happy and in
evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the
good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. They played a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and the
finest champagne.
Also present is the devil, who
really is a very friendly guy who is having a good time dancing and telling
jokes.
They are all having such a good
time that before the Senator realizes it, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a hearty
farewell and waves while the elevator rises. The elevator goes up, up, up and
the door reopens in heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him, "Now it's
time to visit heaven...
So, 24 hours passed with the Senator
joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp
and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours
have gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Well, then, you've spent a
day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity."
The Senator reflects for a
minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean
heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell."
So St. Peter escorts him to the
elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell...
Now the doors of the elevator
open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He
sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in
black bags as more trash falls from above. The devil comes over to him and
puts his arm around his shoulders.
"I don't understand,"
stammers the Senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course
and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and
had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends
look miserable. What happened?"
The devil smiles at him and
says,
"Yesterday we were campaigning, Today, you voted.."
And therein, my friends, lies a lesson to be learned before you vote next Tuesday.
A hat tip and my thanks to Jim McK for that one.
All the best,
Glenn B
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