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.

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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."

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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.

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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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MORAL: The story conveys the message that it is by helping others that we will get to heaven or will be saved.

It inspires us to do more good works, to reach out to our fellowmen.

Remember Christ’s words on Judgment Day? "I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and gave me drink, in prison and visited me… Enter into the Kingdom of heaven" (Read Matthew 25, 31ff.).

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THE LIGHTER SIDE. Women’s Lib. "One of the big issues in women’s lib," writes comedian George Burns, "is that women want to get out of the kitchen.

"My mother never would have gone along with this. There were 12 kids in my family, and my mother’s idea of women’s lib was to get into the kitchen...and get out of the bedroom!"

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Father: "Son, why did you leave the seminary? I had always dreamed that I would have a priest son someday.

Son: "Dad, that’s the same reason why I left the seminary. I also dreamed of having priest son someday."

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Boy to a neighbor: "It’s no wonder you’re such a sissy; your father and mother were married by a justice of the peace."

Neighbor: "Well, from the shouts and noise I hear coming from your house, your parents must have been married by the secretary of war!"

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GOD BLESS – the following latest donors to "Adopt a Seminarian" scholarship program : Charlito-Lilian GAVIOLA, Parañaque; Solomon GERONIMO, Tondo, Manila; William TOMALIWAN, (Aspen Enterprise), QC; CesarLourdes SANTOS, Makati City; Ramilo JOSE, Los Baños Laguna; Claire BIBAT, Marikina; Cristina AVISO, QC; Rico & Rivera Family, San Fernando, Pampanga, Anonymous.

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