Now witnesses at the scene say Harry was pretty embarrassed, and ekpt trying to hide his pretty painted nails. So what was the deal -maybe he lost a bet.
Coming soon to Mocksure a startling series of articles on shopping in the after life! Did you know that it began with the ancient Egyptians?? The Pharaoh's believed that you really could take it with you - or what would be the point in going? By the time the buy your way to heaven idea reached Greece it took the form of placing coins under the tongue of a dead man, so he could pay for his passage. No money and the ferryman would leave him at the shore. In this case the hapless dead would have to look for a shallow area, so that the might wade across the hellish waters to the far shore. This was picked up by the Imperial Chinese. When an Emperor died his entire court; concubines, eunuchs, the whole kit and caboodle, would get ritually sacrificed so that they could follow their royal master into the heavenly realms.
Now this idea might have quite a future in Hollywood. The idea that Heaven is a sort of extension of Earthly life, maybe like some celestial nigh club complete with velvet roped off VIP section, might provide the high and mighty with some real hope. Hope that is other than trying to hang onto the present for as long as possible by the use of personal trainers and plastic surgery. Unless they get some plausible false hope soon, either in the form of Rich Man's Heaven or perhaps fetal stem cell break through, it will leave them trying to prolong their earthly bliss through extreme means - perhaps by harvesting the organs of the non famous living for transplant into the famous near dead. Something like this already happens in Brazil, where homeless feral street kids - who often roam the streets in violent glue sniffing gangs, are scooped up by criminal to have their organs removed for implantation into wealthy tourists!
The Bible with it's "First Shall Be Last" and vice versa doesn't really leave over achievers much to look forward too. In fact it completely undermines initiative (this has led many over the years to question Jesus political affiliations, with the suspicion that he might be some kind radical free thinker!). Now how could things really work like that? If you took Jesus at his word then the phrase more money than God would be meaningless, and the Pope shouldn't have two pennies to rub together! There has to be a better way!
The Bible with it's "First Shall Be Last" and vice versa doesn't really leave over achievers much to look forward too. In fact it completely undermines initiative (this has led many over the years to question Jesus political affiliations, with the suspicion that he might be some kind radical free thinker!). Now how could things really work like that? If you took Jesus at his word then the phrase more money than God would be meaningless, and the Pope shouldn't have two pennies to rub together! There has to be a better way!
So look on the bright side - The Beatles must've known something when they sung about Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds! They've got all the best loot up in Rich Man's Heaven, but it don't come cheap. Why there's a cover charge just to get in! As above so below or so the New Agers never ever tire of telling us - so don't think you can bluff your way in with a few pass words and secret handshakes, like those stupid Mormons! You'd better be sure that you're account at the Bank of Karma is paid up, and not running any over drafts - lest you Karma Kard get rejected at the Check Out in the Sky!
BTW for an entertaining and well presented little blog check out Astrochicks.
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