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Sam and Edith were 85 years old, and had been married for sixty years. Though they were far from
rich, they managed to get by because they watched their pennies. Though not young, they were both
in very good health, largely due to the wife's insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the
last decade.
One day, their good health didn't help when they went on a rare vacation and their plane crashed,
sending them off to Heaven. They reached the pearly gates, and there an escort was waiting to show
them inside. He took them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks, with a fully
stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. And their favorite clothes hanging in the
closet. They gasped in astonishment when he said,"Welcome to Heaven. This will be your home now."
Sam asked how much all this was going to cost.
"Why, nothing," their companion replied, "remember, this is your reward in Heaven."
Sam looked out the window and right there he saw a championship golf course, finer and more
beautiful than any ever-built on Earth.
"What are the greens fees?" grumbled the old man.
"This is heaven," the companion replied. "You can play for free, every day."
Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch, with every imaginable cuisine laid
out before them, from seafood to steaks to exotic deserts, free flowing beverages.
"Don't even ask," said their companion to Sam. "This is Heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy."
The old man looked around and glanced nervously at Edith.
"Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods, and the decaffeinated tea?" he asked.
"That's the best part," the companion replied. "You can eat and drink as much as you like of
whatever you like, and you will never get fat or sick. This is Heaven!"
Sam pushed, "No gym to work out at?"
"Not unless you want to," was the answer.
"No testing my sugar or blood pressure or..."
"Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself."
Sam glared at Edith and said, "You and your damn bran muffins. We could have been here 15
years ago!"
rich, they managed to get by because they watched their pennies. Though not young, they were both
in very good health, largely due to the wife's insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the
last decade.
One day, their good health didn't help when they went on a rare vacation and their plane crashed,
sending them off to Heaven. They reached the pearly gates, and there an escort was waiting to show
them inside. He took them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks, with a fully
stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. And their favorite clothes hanging in the
closet. They gasped in astonishment when he said,"Welcome to Heaven. This will be your home now."
Sam asked how much all this was going to cost.
"Why, nothing," their companion replied, "remember, this is your reward in Heaven."
Sam looked out the window and right there he saw a championship golf course, finer and more
beautiful than any ever-built on Earth.
"What are the greens fees?" grumbled the old man.
"This is heaven," the companion replied. "You can play for free, every day."
Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch, with every imaginable cuisine laid
out before them, from seafood to steaks to exotic deserts, free flowing beverages.
"Don't even ask," said their companion to Sam. "This is Heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy."
The old man looked around and glanced nervously at Edith.
"Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods, and the decaffeinated tea?" he asked.
"That's the best part," the companion replied. "You can eat and drink as much as you like of
whatever you like, and you will never get fat or sick. This is Heaven!"
Sam pushed, "No gym to work out at?"
"Not unless you want to," was the answer.
"No testing my sugar or blood pressure or..."
"Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself."
Sam glared at Edith and said, "You and your damn bran muffins. We could have been here 15
years ago!"