A man and his dog

5  2019-06-16 by The_Great_I_Am_Not

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 his faithful dog had been dead for many 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. As he reached the wall, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch, and the street that led to the gate made from 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? We have traveled far," the man said.

"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up."

The man gestured, and the gate began to open.

"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler asked.

"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."

The man thought a moment, remembering all the years this dog remained loyal to him and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going. After another long walk he came to a plain dirt road, which led through a farm gate that 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 reader. "Do you have any water? We have traveled far."

"Yes, sure, there's a faucet over there." The man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in and help yourself."

"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to his dog.

"There should be a bowl by the faucet; he is welcome to share."

They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned faucet with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree waiting for them.

"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.

"This is heaven," was the answer.

"Well, that's confusing," the traveler 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 out the folks who'd leave their best friends behind in exchange for material things."

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12 comments

I work as a behaviorist at an animal shelter, and this gives me some feels.

I have clients who are homeless, and come to us for free food, spay/neuter surgeries, nail trims, vaccinations and dewormer. Some folks say homeless people shouldn't own pets, but they wouldn't give up their friends even though they've lost almost everything, and give them the best care that they can. They're wonderful pet owners, to me.

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Imagine the scenario if it was woman and her cat.

It wouldn't be any different except that the cat would turn up it's nose at the faucet water.

Snobby ass fuckers.

Why would that be different? Cats are less traditionally loyal/useful as a companion, but they're still valued pets.

I have had many dogs and cats, and I've loved them all with everything I had to give. But you still know a dog is just designed to be more reliable. They evolved along with us.

The woman and her cat would reject heaven and hell because a strange man was hanging around the entrance probably looking dodgy af. They don’t need water because both are dead. The woman and her loyal cat do time in purgatory.

Based Schizoposter

This is the best twilight zone episode and the frequent use of the slur Coon is a cherry on top.

The adaptation of this story which far predated the tv story is one of the good ones. The best ones, though are

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_the_Beholder_(1960_Twilight_Zone_episode) and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Enough_at_Last

Nice basic bitch picks here’s a real list homie. One for the Angels, The Midnight Sun, A Quality of Mercy, and all time best Five Characters in Search of an Exit.