Have you all seen this one?  It is a good lesson.

Ned

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Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 4:15 PM
Subject: Parable of the Spoons


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> Parable of 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 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
> 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 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 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 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.
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