Rainbow Bridge

[KiltedKnight]

A while back I was sent an email with a great little story, I'll try and re-tell it here.

It seems that an old man and his dog had departed this life together and found themselves walking along a dirt road. After walking for quite a while they came to a very high white wall and after following it for quite a ways they came to a large golden gate covered with precious gems and stones and sitting at the gate was a man. The man and his dog approached the man at the gate and asked; "Is this Heaven?" and the man replied, "Why yes, it is and welcome to you sir come on in". and the man and his dog started to walk through the gate when the gatemen said, "Oh no, you can't bring the dog in, dogs aren't allowed in here!"

"Well", the old man said to the gatemen "if my dog can't come in then neither will I" and the old man and his dog continued walking on down the road.

Eventually they came to a wooden split rail fence and after following that for a distance they met another man at a break in the fence. The old man asked the man at the fence if he had any water because they were very thirsty and the man said that just inside the fence was a waterpump and he could drink his fill and the old man asked if his dog could have a drink as well and the man at the fence said "Yes, you'll find a bowl at the pump for your dog too". After drinking his fill the old man told the man about heaven down the road that wouldn't allow his dog to come in with him.

The man at the fence then told the old man; "That wasn't heaven, this is heaven. That was a test of a man to see if he'd leave his friends behind".


Chris.

[GlassMan]

There was an old "Twilight Zone" episode like that. The old gent and his dog died and they came upon a gate where the attendant tried to convince him to come in but that he'd have to leave his dog behind. The dog was very agitated by that place and the old man refused to go without his dog. Later he found out that it had actually been the gates of hell and his dog had been what had saved him from eternal damnation.

[KiltedKnight]

I remember that episode! What a great memory that is. I should take advantage of my Dish and watch some of those old programs but it seems sometimes that I just don't have the time anymore.

Chris.