PERFORMANCE & not POSITION

Priest dies & is awaiting his turn in line at the Heaven's Gates. Ahead of

him is a guy, nastily dressed, in dark sun glasses, a loud shirt, leather

jacket & jeans.



Lord Dharamraj asks him: Please tell me who are you, so that I may know

whether to admit you into the kingdom of Heaven or not?



The guy replies: I am Banta Singh, taxi driver from New Delhi!



Lord Dharamraj consults his ledger, smiles & says to Banta Singh: Please

take this silken robe & gold scarf & enter the Kingdom of Heaven.



Now it is the priest's turn. He stands erect and speaks out in a booming

voice: I am Sant Shiromani Baba so & so, Head Priest of the so & so Temple

for the last 40 years.



Lord Dharamraj 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 that a foul mouthed, rash

driving Taxi Driver is given a Silken robe & a Golden scarf and me, 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 Lord Dharamraj.



While you preached, people SLEPT; but when he drove his taxi, people

PRAYED.



Moral of the story: Its PERFORMANCE & not POSITION that ultimately counts.