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Heaven and Hell

There’s a tale from the Jewish tradition that speaks of heaven and hell.  

One night an old rabbi had a vision of hell. He saw a beautiful banquet table filled with the most sumptuous of foods. But all of the guests were starving … they had no elbows … therefore they couldn’t get the delicious food to their mouths. They tried in vain to eat but were unable. They suffered terribly just looking at all of the delicious food and being unable to enjoy any of it. 

The next night the rabbi had a vision of heaven. To his surprise, it was the exact same image … the same sumptuous banquet table and the people with no elbows. But in this image the people were eating and happy and celebrating. The difference? Without elbows, they discovered they could feed each other. 

May you discover the joy of feeding others today. Blessings, Fred 

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