Feed Each Other

[Alex The Hawk]

THE SPOONS

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day
and said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are
like.

"The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the
doors and the holy man looked in.

In the middle ofthe room was a large round table. In the middle
of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious and
made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They
appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very
long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it
possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but
because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not
get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered
at the sight of their misery and suffering. The Lord said,

"You haveseen Hell."

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly
the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the
large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The
people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here
the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The holy man said, "I don't understand.

" It is simple" said the Lord, "it requires but one skill. You see,
they have learned to feed each other. While the greedy think only of
themselves. "A friend is someone who r eaches for your hand, and
touches your heart." "People say true friends must always hold
hands, but true friends don't need to hold hands because they know the
other hand will always be there...."

"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is

fighting somekind of battle."

[Tazman]

Excellent Alex, excellent!

[PKnTX]

Very good lesson.
Was this from Dante's INFERNO?

PK

[Alex The Hawk]

I don't know who the author is, I have seen this in so many bulletins and Christian magazines and all over the net ,but without credit to anybody.

Shalom

[PKnTX]

Yeah, I've read different versions of the same message too.
Come to think of it, one may have been inPilgrims Progress.
From whatever source still a very important lessen.

Thanks
PK

[Chuck7]

I didn't have time to read it yesterday Alex and knowing it came from you I didn't want to speed read it.
Wonderful lesson my friend. I shall ponder this one for the rest of the day.
God bless,
Chuck7

[brknarrow]

Thanks for the reminder, sometimes the eyes need reopened

[DaveH]

Yep, that's a good one. The way I heard ityears ago, those in Hell had regular arms and spoons, but no elbow.

With a long spoon, you could dip it and then slide your hand up the spoon!

But the point is still good!

[elgallo114]

I remember this story from when I was a kid. It's funny how some stories and lessons, no matter how old or what version, never lose their impact.

[Rebel Hog]

"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is [align=center]fighting somekind of battle." [/align]

Amen brother!