Saturday, May 21, 2011

Results count

The Priest & The Mallu Bus Driver

A Priest dies and is awaiting his turn in line at the Heaven's Gates. Ahead of him is a guy , fashionably dressed , in dark sun glasses , a loud shirt , leather jacket & jeans.

God asks him: Please tell me who you are , so that I may know whether to admit you into the kingdom of Heaven or not.
The Guy replies: I am Malayalee , KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Co) bus driver from Kerala!!!

God consults his ledger…...........smiles and says to the Mallu:
Please take this silken robe & gold scarf and enter the Kingdom of Heaven ...

Now it is the Priest's turn. He stands erect and speaks out in a booming voice:
I am Head Priest of the so & so Church for the last 40 years.

God consults his ledger & says to the Priest: Please take this Cotton Robe & enter the Kingdom of Heaven ..

'Just a minute' says the agonized Priest.
'How is it that a foul mouthed, rash Driver is given a Silken robe & a Golden scarf
and I, a Priest , who's spent his whole life preaching your Name & Goodness has to make do with a Cotton robe?'

'Results my friend, Results', shrugs God.

'While you preached, people SLEPT; but when he drove, people PRAYED'

IT’S PERFORMANCE AND NOT THE POSITION THAT ULTIMATELY COUNTS……


Sent by Arun Shroff.

This carries an important lesson of life.
It is the final result which counts.
A good example is the IPL tamasha which is going on for the last month.
No matter who wins during these two weeks, it will be the final match which will count.
As Br. Hughes used to say, no matter how long you are in possession of the ball in soccer, it does not count.
Have you been able to put the ball between the two posts?

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