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Can't Take It With You
There once was a rich man who
was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked
so hard for his money and he wanted to be able to take it
with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be
able to take some of his wealth with him.
An angel hears his plea and appears to him. "Sorry,
but you can't take your wealth with you."
The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He
might bend the rules.
The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow
him.
The angel reappears and informs the man that God had
decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him.
Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills
it with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed.
Soon afterward the man dies and shows up at the Gates of
Heaven to greet St. Peter.
Peter seeing the suitcase says, "Hold on, you can't
bring that in here!"
But, the man explains to Peter that he has permission and
asks him to verify his story with the Lord.
Sure enough, Peter checks and comes back saying,
"You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but
I'm supposed to check it's contents before letting it
through."
Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items
that the man found too precious to leave behind and
exclaims, "You brought pavement?!!!"
Last updated: 08/09/98
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