A millionaire was nearing his death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money & wanted 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 & appears.
"Sorry, but you can't take your wealth with you."
”Can you ask God to see if He might be able to bend the rules.”, says the man.
He continues to pray & the angel reappears, informing the man that God has decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him.
Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase & fills it with pure gold bars & places it beside his bed.
Soon after, the man dies & shows up at the Gates of Heaven.
Seeing the suitcase St. Peter says,
"Hold on, you can't bring that in here!"
But the man explains to St. Peter that he has permission & asks him to verify his story with the Lord.
Sure enough, St. Peter checks & comes back saying,
"My apologies, you are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through."
St. Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaims,
"You brought pavement?!!!"
2006-11-25
17:33:55
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