This Is why we Forward Jokes to Our Friends.
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 traveler
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 traveler 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 traveler 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 traveler asked.
'This is Heaven,' he answered.
'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 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!
Friends forward Friends Jokes..go ahead and Share this one!
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Steve, I love this one! As you know I'm a pet lover!
April..Then this one was for you, and can you really trust someone who isn't a pet lover?
Your Friend in the rain- Steve
awwwww.... that's a nice way to look at my inbox full of forwarded jokes.... huh? no.... no, I just had some dust in my eye.. and was wiping it away.....
Alan..the dust ..sure sure , you are an old softy you just don't want anyone to know.
Will Forward more..my Friend. Steve
softy??? nuh-uh.... well, okay, maybe a bit around the middle.
That was very sweet. I don't know how I would survive without my little Abby.
Mel..I'm telling you straight out there is a place for you in heaven, if you care for your pets..but make sure you use the right gate.
Thanks Steve, save me two spaces one for me and one for my mean black dog (don't worry that's just her nickname!)
Steve: Now I feel guilty for not responding to all the jokes I get - I guess I do have alot of friends... Thanks for putting this in perspective for me. I am off to play with the dog!
Hi Steve. I'm going to need two bowls...one for Ruby and one for Lola! I agree, a person who loves animals is a person I want to know...
Laura..Mean black dog huh..you strike me as the type to name a poodle..killer.
Gwenn..We all connect with our friends in different ways, if you get more emails than spam you are doing something right.
Thanks My Friends..Steve
Cecily..Once you get to heaven swapping spit can't hurt you, It will be safe to share a bowl, less to pack travel light they'll have our size when we get there.
Thanks for the cute story It would be Hell to live with out our pets.
Terry..With my luck there would be a bar on the way..I can hear it now I guy and his dog (on their way to heaven) walk into a bar..Sorry no punch line yet let me think of one.. Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed this post.
Thanks..Steve
this was a good one thanks for sharing...
Thanks Diane..anytime
Hi Steve...I had heard this before and as back then, it makes one wonder can we take our non human loved ones with...I guess I will have to wait and see.
That's so sweet. Three waterbowls, please. I do love my rescued pets, Lucy-Schnauzer and Schroeder-Schnoodle. Does it say anywhere in the Bible that heaven is only for humans? Any Bible scholars out there? Can't imagine life being heavenly without our dear pets.
Wow Steve. Great Story! A bit of Robert Frost's, "The Road Not Taken"
"I shall be telling this with a sigh, Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."
I posted a blog about a Christmas Story in the Poconos, and the action of my son and his wife this past Christmas relative to our local animal shelter. The message of their generosity is that the act may have not changed the world, but it sure changed the world for one dog.
Thank you for a great story!
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Steve,
I enjoyed reading this post. Thank you for putting a big SMILE on my face! I hope there is no limit on the number of water bowls in Heaven for all the pets I had and will have in my lifetime.
Great post and I love my rescued, Buddy and I miss the past 2 shepherds who are already in heaven that I hope to reunite with some day. I will need several bowls of water, please.
It reminds me of the Futurama episode when Fry's dog kept waiting for him for next 10 years when Fry got frozen accidentally and didn't come back. I cried. (I cried watching a cartoon dog waiting for his owner!) Okay. (Defiantly) I am okay with that. When you see a touching story, you get moved to tears no matter what the medium.
Very nice story...somehow, there must be an eternal place for our pets...:-)
Steve - I had a conversation recently with a friend about this and we delete more than half of the stuff we get. Because we are too busy to read them. I never forward anything anymore, but I would never leave my pets behind either.
Bill..This is a good one to pass along I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Lydia.. Us pet people get chocked up pretty easy..it's funny we are in sales.
Renee..The road not taken leads into the woods, many find the unknown scary, I find peace in the woods.
Gerry..My cats leave me mice in their water bowls it's gross, but they are proud.
Mara..It's a nice thought to think our pets from childhood are waiting for us .
Jane..I too delete many jokes from friends, but I don't forget they took the time to send them..even if I didn't open them that moment.
Thanks All. Steve
Steve, so true, a shared joke is a shared smile. While I don't always enjoy the joke, I do enjoy that someone thought of me.
Silvia, I find that my friends only send what I would enjoy, but there is nothing really off limits.
Steve,
Loved your post! It was very touching.......Thank you for sharing.
Rita