There is
this story of a man who had a dream one night. He dreamed that he died and
found himself immediately in a large room. In the room there was
a huge banquet
table filled with all sorts of delicious foods. Around the table people were
seated who were hungry but the chairs were five feet from the edge of the table
and people apparently could not get out of the chairs and their arms were not
long enough to reach the food. In the dream there was a single large spoon,
five feet long. Everyone was fighting, quarreling, pushing each other, trying
to grab hold of that spoon. Finally in that awful scene, one strong bully got
hold of the spoon. He reached out, picked up some food, and turned it to feed
himself. Only to find out that the spoon was so long that as he held it out he
could not touch his mouth. The food fell off. Immediately someone else grabbed
the spoon. Again, the person reached far enough to pick up the food, but could
not feed himself. In the dream, the man was observing it all said to his guide,
“this is hell, to have food and not be able to eat.
The guide
replied, “Where do u think u are? This is hell. But this is not ur place. Come
with me.” And they went into another room. In this room things were the same as
the previous room. People were not able to reach food because of the same
reasons. Yet they had a satisfied, pleasant look on their faces. Only then the
visitors see the reason why. Exactly as before, there was only one spoon. It,
too, had a handle five feet long. Yet no one was fighting for it. In fact, one
man, who held the handle, reached out, picked up the food, and put it into the
mouth of someone else, which ate it and was satisfied. That person then took
the spoon by the handle, reached for the food from the table, and put it back
to the mouth of the man who had just given him something to eat. And the guide
said, “This is heaven”....
People who try to
achieve happiness with selfishness end up it in a hell on earth. If you
live by the laws of God and choose to look for people who have burdens,
you might be able to help them. But if u look for your own happiness,
ignoring the needs of those around you, you will lose out altogether....
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People who
try to achieve happiness with selfishness end up it in a hell on earth. If you
live by the laws of God and choose to look for people who have burdens, you
might be able to help them. But if u look for your own happiness, ignoring the
needs of those around you, you will lose out altogether....
Source: more.ng/stories/the-parable-of-long-spoon | Visit http://more.ng/ for more
Source: more.ng/stories/the-parable-of-long-spoon | Visit http://more.ng/ for more
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