After being in Hell[*] for about a week, I ran into Yama. He asked me how everything was, and I said, "it isn't as bad as I had thought."
"I'm glad to know that," he smiled.
"I wonder how Heaven would be! It must be awesome to live in there," I said.
Yama chuckled and said, "Will tell you a secret. It's pretty much the same. Only it has a different name."
I was surprised to no end by this answer. I thought for a second and said "Hmm... but I guess people in Heaven would be a hundred times happier than those in Hell."
"That's what even the people in Heaven think. You know what I think? Heaven and Hell start at Earth, and they end near their entrances."
[*] I mean Hell in general not the Christian Hell.
30 Sept 2009
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But by referring to Yama you are implicitly referring to a Hindu afterlife.
ReplyDeleteI am not particular about using Yama here; I want someone knowledgeable who "works" in places like Hell and Heaven. Only that I don't know of any other name and I am too lazy to search for one :)
ReplyDeleteManki! You can also use St. Peter's name :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ganesh, will remember Peter.
ReplyDelete(Too lazy to edit this post now :D)