30 Sept 2009

Heaven and Hell

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.
Posted at 9:58 pm

4 comments:

  1. Bharat Kumar BOctober 01, 2009 12:01 pm

    But by referring to Yama you are implicitly referring to a Hindu afterlife.

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  2. MankiOctober 01, 2009 12:04 pm

    I 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 :)

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  3. Ganesh GopalasubramanianOctober 31, 2009 7:45 pm

    Manki! You can also use St. Peter's name :)

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  4. MankiOctober 31, 2009 7:51 pm

    Thanks Ganesh, will remember Peter.

    (Too lazy to edit this post now :D)

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