"All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away."

I could get into this...

Buy me expensive presents, treat me to lavish feasts, provide me with all the Earthly pleasures I could ever want, and I will personally guarantee you a place in Heaven. Double your money back!

This reminds me of a joke...

A guy gets into a terrible accident and finds himself nearly dead, laying in a hospital. Nearing death, he is met by Saint Peter and the devil. They tell him that he will soon be dead and when he dies, he will be given a choice between heaven and hell.

Saint Peter goes first and walks the man through heaven. There, he sees people in flowing white robes, sitting around peacfully on fluffy white clouds. Everyone looks calm and content without a care in the world.

The man turns to saint peter and says, "they all look very happy."

Right about then, the devil pops in and says, now let me show you around hell.

The man walks through hell and sees beautiful naked women everywhere. There is every kind of food and liquor you could want and everyone is partying and dancing to live bands.

The guy turns to the devil and saint peter and says, "heaven looks like a very nice place but if I have to spend eternity somewhere, I think it would be alot more fun in hell. I think I'll go with the devil.

At that, he is suddenly back in his body on earth. The next day, he dies and his soul is whisked off to hell where he is once again met by the devil.

"Welcome back" says the devil. "Follow me and I'll let you in". He then opens a door and pushes the guy in. To his surprise, there is a foul smell and fire and smoke everywhere, All the poor souls are bent over, screaming in agony.

The man turns to the devil and says, "I don't understand. What happened to the naked women... the booze and the bands? all that great stuff I saw yesterday"

The devil just laughs and says... "oh that stuff is all gone. Yesterday we were "recruiting you" - today, you're staff!

Not a horrible thing, she wants to make sure that the gods don't think she is selfish, and since she has no one to give her money to she decides to spend it on food for 100,000 people as well as throw them a grand party.




I'm sure someone will read this and say she is being stupid, but I read it and think it is a kind gesture from an older well off woman who wants to make sure she does one last good deed before she dies.

I heard the same joke, but it ended with the devil telling the man "Yesterday you were a tourist, today you're an immigrant.

We like to tell this to people we recruit for the company (after the sign on of course!).

Reminds me of a Genesis song, Jesus He Knows Me, if memory serves.

Lyrics for the Lazy.

"in the hope it would please the gods and open the doors of heaven for her"

Sounds like something out of the Roman Empire. Well... in her defense, she DID act unselfishly in using her money to throw a party for others.

But religion often preaches good messages for the wrong reasons...

I guess that's a fine line. If you use your money to throw a lavish party for other people with the sole intent of getting into heaven, is it really unselfish?
Argh, that sounds too much like philosophy. :/