The Suitcase
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There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very
grieved because he had worked so hard for his money, and he
wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven.
So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his
wealth with him. An angel hears his plea and appears to him,
"Sorry, but you can't take your wealth with you."
The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might
bend the rules. The man continues to pray that his wealth could
follow him. The angel reappears and informs the man that God
has decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him.
Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it
with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed. Soon
afterward the man dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to
greet St. Peter.
Seeing the suitcase Peter says, "Hold on, you can't bring that
in here!" But the man explains to him that he has permission
and asks him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough,
Peter checks and comes back saying, "You're right. You are
allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents
before letting it through."
Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the
man found too precious to leave behind and exclaims,
"You brought pavement!?"
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