Yitzy
was a wealthy man who was
approaching death. He was
grieved because he had worked
very hard for his money and
wanted to be able to take it to
heaven, so he prayed for
permission.
An angel hears his plea and
apologized, "l'm sorry, Yitzy,
but it's not our policy to let
you take your wealth with you."
Yitzy implored the angel to
plead with God to see if he
might maybe bend the rules just
this one time. The angel said he
would try, and Yitzy continued
to storm the Gates of Heaven for
special permission.
When the angel reappeared, he
informed Yitzy, to his delight,
that God had decided to allow
him to bring just one suitcase.
Overjoyed, he bought the largest
suitcase he could find,
stuffed it with pure gold bars
and placed it beside his bed so
he could grab it at the last
moment.
Not long after, Yitzy died and
showed up at the Gates of Heaven
lugging his suitcase. However,
the Gabriel stopped him, and
ordered, "Hold it right there!
You can't bring that in here!"
Yitzy explained that he had
permission and suggested that
Gabriel check his story with
God. Gabriel checked and
admitted, "You're right. You're
allowed one carry-on; but l need
to check it before I let it
through."
So Gabriel opened the suitcase
to inspect the worldly goods
that Yitzy found too precious to
leave behind, and exclaimed in
amazement: "You brought -
pavement???!!!" |
