Heaven and Hell

     ​One of my guru’s favorite stories is that of a man who had lived a so-so life. All this incarnation he fought between negative thoughts and noble thoughts. Like many of us, he did not seem to gain much ground in mastering the negative thoughts.

     Now, near the end of his life, as he lay dying, an angel can to him and said, “Kim, you have not balanced your mind. The negative and positive forces are still fighting each other. Thus, you have two choices. Either you can enter heaven with 11 fools, or you can go to hell with two wise souls. Which do you choose? Think about it.”

Kim did not need to think. He answered directly. “Then it’s off to hell.”

“What!” screamed the angel, “Why?”

     To this Kim said, “If I go to heaven with 11 fools, shortly heaven will made into a hell. But, if I go to hell with two other wise souls, hell be soon be made into a heaven.”