>>THIS IS VERY TRUE OF GUYS LIKE ME WHO HAVE NOTHING MUCH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE >>GROUP IN GENERAL AND HISTORY IN PARTICULAR BUT ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR WHAT >>THEY GET FROM THE GROUP. >> >>Regards, veegopalji >> >> >> >> >>Thisexplains why I forward to you.. >> >> >>A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, >>when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. >> >>He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside himhad been dead for years. >> He wondered where the road was leading them. >> >> After a while, they came to a high,white stone wall along one side of the >road. >> >> It looked like fine marble.. >> >>At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch thatglowed in the >>sunlight. >> >>When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificentgate in the arch that looked >>like mother-of-pearl,and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. >> >>He and the dog walked toward the gate,and as he got closer, he saw a man at a >>desk to one side. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>When he was close enough, he called out, 'Excuse me, where are we?' >> >> 'This is Heaven, sir,' the man answered.. >> >> 'Wow! Would you happen to have some water?' the man asked. >> >> 'Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some icewater brought right up.' >> >> The man gestured, and the gate began to open.'Can my friend,' gesturing toward >>his dog, 'come in, too?'the traveller asked. >> >> 'I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets.' >> >> The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the >>way he had been going with his dog. >> >> After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill,he came to a dirt >>road leading through a farm gatethat looked as if it had never been closed. >> >> >> There was no fence. >> >>As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside,leaning against a tree and >>reading a book.... >> >> >> >> >> >> >>'Excuse me!' he called to the man. 'Do you have any water?' >> >> 'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.' >> >> 'How about my friend here?' the traveller gestured to the dog. >> >> 'There should be a bowl by the pump,' said the man. >> >> They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand >>pump with a bowl beside it. >> >> The traveller filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself,then he gave >>some to the dog. >> >> When they were full, he and the dog walked backtoward the man who was standing >>by the tree.. >> >> 'What do you call this place?' the traveller asked. >> >> 'This is Heaven,' he answered. >> >> 'Well, that's confusing,' the traveller said. >> >> 'The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.' >> >> 'Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates?Nope.. That's >>hell.' >> >> 'Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?' >> >>'No, we're just happy that they screen outthe folks who would leave their best >>friends behind.' >> >> >> Soooo. Now you see, sometimes, we wonderwhy friends keep forwarding stuff to us >>without writing a word.Maybe this will explain it. >> >> When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch,guess what you do? You >>forward emails. >> >> When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact,you forward >jokes. >> >> When you have something to say, but don't know what,and don't know how.... You >>forward stuff. >> >> >> >> A 'forward' lets you know thatyou are still remembered,you arestill important, >>you arestill cared for. >> >>So, next time if you get a 'forward', don't think thatyou've been sent just >>another forwarded joke,but that you've been thought of today and your friendon >>the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>