Fw: Fwd: FW: Heaven and Hell

[rakesh bansal]

A Swami was having a conversation with Lord Shiva one day and said. 'Lord, I would like to know what  Heaven and Hell are like.  Lord Shiva led the Swami to two  doors. He opened one of the doors and the  Swami looked in. In the middle of  the room was a large round table. In  the middle of the table was a large pot  of stew, which smelled delicious and  made the Swami'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 Swami shuddered at the sight  of their misery and suffering. Lord Shiva said, 'You have seen 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 Swami said, 'I don't understand.'  'It is simple,' said Lord Shiva.  'It requires but one skill. You see  they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only  of themselves.'  When Lord Shiva created the world, He was thinking of you. I will always share my spoon.