Jack
was back again.
“Look
at these messages from Hellnet! “Being sautéed today”! “Beelzebub coming over
with a nice salt-and-pepper dressing for my burns”! “Today two imps missed me
with their pitchforks! Yippeee!” How much fun they seem to be having! Looks like
that is Heaven and this is Hell!”
“Ever
heard of gallows-humor?” asked the Gatekeeper, wearily.
Jack
seemed not to have heard.
“How
about this game - Become Hell-Warden? Seems so interesting. Apparently there
are six to seven levels with prizes for completing each level. There are so
many comments flying about this game. The games here are pathetic. Why can’t
you get that game here?”
“That
is not allowed. We cannot have games of violence and unhappiness in Heaven”
“Censorship
in Heaven! I would never have believed it. Looks to me like I have to go to the
consumer court about this. This place does not live up to its billing”
“I
am the only judge here”, said the Gatekeeper nastily. His patience was at an
end.
“We
will see about it. Let me put out a message on Soulbook and you will have an
uprising of souls like you have never seen here before. We will see who the
judge here is then.”
The
Gatekeeper was aghast. Never had he faced a situation of a Heaven-full of souls
in unrest. Something had to be done about this.
“Look,
let us be reasonable. You think that Hell will be more pleasant for you than
Heaven. I will try to arrange to transfer you to Hell. You, on the other hand,
should remain silent about this whole matter”
“Done!”
said Jack. After all, why should he not get what he wanted? The other souls
seemed content enough with things here unless they were stirred up. Who was to
know if the rebellion he stirred up would not peter out if the Gatekeeper was
firm or wily enough to procrastinate?
“I
give you one last chance to reconsider. Things that are interesting when talked
about are not enjoyable when experienced.”
Jack
looked at the Gatekeeper disbelievingly.
“All
right! I will arrange for you to go to Hell soon. If within a month you choose
to come back, you can. Else, you will be a permanent resident there”
“I
will never come back!”
Never
has more certainty been shown than when one is talking about something that one
neither knows nor has any reason to know!
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