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Heaven
The couple was 85 years old, and they were far from rich, but they managed
to get by because they watched their pennies. Though not young, they were
both in very good health, largely due to the wife's insistence on healthy
foods and exercise for the last decade. One day, their good health didn't
help when they went on a rare vacation and their plane crashed, sending
them off to heaven.
They reached the pearly gates, and St. Peter escorted them inside. He
took them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks, with a
fully stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. A maid could be
seen hanging their favorite clothes in the closet. They gasped in
astonishment when he said, "Welcome to Heaven. This will be your
home now.
The old man asked St. Peter, "How much will all this cost?" "Why
nothing," Peter replied, "remember, this is your reward in Heaven."
The old man looked out the window and right there he saw a championship
golf course, finer and more beautiful than any ever built on Earth.
"What are the green fees?" grumbled the old man. "This is Heaven," St.
Peter replied.
"You can play for free everyday." Next they went to the clubhouse and saw
the lavish buffet lunch, with every imaginable cuisine laid out before them,
from seafood to steaks to exotic deserts, and free flowing beverages.
"Don't even ask," said St. Peter to the man. "This is Heaven, it is all
free for you to enjoy!"
The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his wife.
"Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods, and the
decaffeinated tea?", he asked. "That's the best part," St.
Peter replied. "You can eat and drink as much as you like of
whatever you want, and you will never get fat or sick."
"This is Heaven!" The old man pushed, "No gym to work out at?"
"Not unless you want to," was the answer. "No testing my sugar or blood
pressure or..."
"Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself."
The old man glared at his wife and said, "You and your bran muffins.
We could have been here ten years ago!"
to get by because they watched their pennies. Though not young, they were
both in very good health, largely due to the wife's insistence on healthy
foods and exercise for the last decade. One day, their good health didn't
help when they went on a rare vacation and their plane crashed, sending
them off to heaven.
They reached the pearly gates, and St. Peter escorted them inside. He
took them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks, with a
fully stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. A maid could be
seen hanging their favorite clothes in the closet. They gasped in
astonishment when he said, "Welcome to Heaven. This will be your
home now.
The old man asked St. Peter, "How much will all this cost?" "Why
nothing," Peter replied, "remember, this is your reward in Heaven."
The old man looked out the window and right there he saw a championship
golf course, finer and more beautiful than any ever built on Earth.
"What are the green fees?" grumbled the old man. "This is Heaven," St.
Peter replied.
"You can play for free everyday." Next they went to the clubhouse and saw
the lavish buffet lunch, with every imaginable cuisine laid out before them,
from seafood to steaks to exotic deserts, and free flowing beverages.
"Don't even ask," said St. Peter to the man. "This is Heaven, it is all
free for you to enjoy!"
The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his wife.
"Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods, and the
decaffeinated tea?", he asked. "That's the best part," St.
Peter replied. "You can eat and drink as much as you like of
whatever you want, and you will never get fat or sick."
"This is Heaven!" The old man pushed, "No gym to work out at?"
"Not unless you want to," was the answer. "No testing my sugar or blood
pressure or..."
"Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself."
The old man glared at his wife and said, "You and your bran muffins.
We could have been here ten years ago!"