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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

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