My Story for the Week: The Seven Foot Chopstick

I was reading a story on the internet, or maybe it was in one of my books about this gentleman who arrives at the ‘pearly’ gates of heaven. He meets God at the door and says…before I come into heaven, I would like to see what hell looks like, so I can better appreciate heaven. God tells him…”absolutely. Let’s go.”  When the door to hell opens there is a table covered with wonderful, healthy food. Around the table sit skinny, hungry and cranky people bickering with each other—holding 7 foot chopsticks in their hands.

So they go back up to heaven and open the door to a similar table full of wonderful food. But around this table, people are joking, laughing and having a great time. In their hands are also 7 foot chopsticks.

The gentleman asks God, “what is the difference? Why are these people so happy and healthy?”  God answers…”because they feed each other.”

This story is a sample of what I am learning as I continue on this journey with my husband and his dementia. Since I started connecting with others on the internet, I am discovering how many people are traveling a similar road. We are all facing our own challenges and when we support and feed each other, we will make this world a happier, more joyous  place to live.