(ANONYMOUS)
“No problem, says the Senator. “Just let me in and we’ll work it out.”
“Actually,” St. Pete says, “our process requires that you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.”
“Not necessary. No need to waste my time. I’ve made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,” says the Senator.
“I’m sorry, but those are our rules, and there can be no exception,” says St. Peter, who escorts the Senator to the elevator and hits the “Down” button.
The Senator gets anxious as the elevator wooshes waaaay dooooown.
Before he realizes it, the day has passed, and he finds himself in the elevator, going up, up, up. When it stops, the door opens, and St. Peter greets him, saying: “Now it’s time to visit heaven.” So the Senator passes the next 24 hours with a small group of contented souls, going from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing his favorite Beatles’ songs.
He has a good enough time, which passes quickly, and before he realizes it, another day has gone by, and St. Peter returns.
“Well, then, Senator you’ve now spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Choose your eternity.”
The Senator thinks for a minute, then answers: “Well, I never thought I would say this, but, although heaven has been delightful, I think I would rather be in hell.”
So St. Peter puts him in the elevator and he goes back down to hell.
Now, when the elevator opens, the Senator is in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage, reeking of the foulest odors. He sees all his friends, covered in shredded rags, scrounging in the muck for offal. The devil himself comes over to him, puts his arm around his shoulders, and says: “Welcome to eternity.”
“I don’t understand,” stammers the Senator. “Yesterday I was here and there was a beautiful beach, and beautiful people, and great food, and fun and dancing. Now there’s just a horrid wasteland full of miserable, tortured souls. What happened?”
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