**HEAVEN AND HELL!

During my early kindergarten days,
Our class teacher Mrs Hicks once did
tell,
A short story about heaven and hell!
After a man dies she had explained, -
He could not bend both his hands since his
elbow joints become stiff,
How could he ever possibly eat? !
So in hell those selfish lot, who never did
perform any good deeds,
Sat staring at their food in front, which they
could never taste or eat!
But in heaven things were totally different!
With both hands outstretched those helpful
lot,
Who loved their fellow men and feared God,
Mixed the food on their neighbor’s plate,
With both their arms fully stretched, -
With the help of neighbor’s knife and fork!
They mixed the food and fed their friend,
Who sat facing him on the opposite end,
And his good neighbor also did likewise!
To help others in need, was the lesson our
teacher had taught,
I remember even to this day, - a lesson I
never forgot!
-Raj Nandy
05 Jun 09
(This was way back in 1953, when I was in KG III!)

RAJ NANDY

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