Thought of the day

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Hi everyone

It's been awhile and I apologize for staying away for so long. Hope

everyone is doing well. I'm doing fine, busy, and so far, healthy...(praise

the Lord). Had my cortisone shot in my shoulder about 2 wks ago and it

seemed to have worked well, still some achiness, but physio is helping as

well.

Hope you enjoy the following, if you've already read this, sorry.

take care everyone

lots of loving hugs

Carmela

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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 which led 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 reader. " Do you have any water? "

" Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there " . The man pointed to a place that

couldn't be seen from outside the gate. " 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 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 waiting for them.

" What do you call this place? " the traveler asked.

" This is Heaven, " was the answer.

" 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. I can see how you might think so, but we're just happy that they screen

out the folks who'll leave their best friends behind. "

Soooo...

Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without writing

a word, maybe this could 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.

So my friend, 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...

)

Have a great day.

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