A FUN STORY

 

Many years ago, there was a missionary in Tibet who made a daily walk along a mountain path to the nearest village, and every day, he encountered a lama and they would debate theology.  Well, actually they would argue theology.  Now, as everyone who has been to Tibet knows, when lamas debate they tend to do a lot of ritual foot stamping.  One day, after some years of this, the ledge gave way and both the missionary and the lama were killed.

 

And then they both woke up together in Hell.

 

As they looked around at the warm surroundings, a devil came up to them with a clipboard to give them their room assignments but before he could speak, the lama jumped up and down and shouted, “I am Guru Rinpoche!  I became a monk at five and have meditated for decades on the Way of the Buddha.  I have never deviated, not once, from the Noble Eight-fold Path.  I have taught and shown nothing but compassion for this poor, ignorant one standing beside me.  What am I doing in this place?”

 

The devil looked at his clipboard and said calmly, “You aren’t a Christian.”

 

At this point the missionary bellowed, “Look here devil-person!  I’m a Baptist Missionary!  I was saved at five, had perfect Sunday School attendance, went to Wheaton College and for the last 25 years I have labored in the vineyards of Tibet preaching to the heathen, this specific heathen in particular!  Why, you should pardon the expression, the HELL am I HERE??”

 

The devil looked at his clipboard again and said, “You’re an enemy of the Dharma.”

 

Well, now they both were upset and the lama grabbed the devil by the horns and the missionary grabbed him by the tail and as they were beating him with his clipboard the devil shouted, “Stop that!  It won’t do you any good!  Neither of you are Muslims!”

 

So you see, you just can’t win.