A lawyer died at the same moment the Pope died. They arrived at the pearly gates at the same time. They spend the day in orientation, and get fitted for their special clothes. The Pope gets a plain white toga and wings, just like everybody else. But the lawyer gets a toga made of gold thread and Gucci shoes. When they get assigned living quarters, the Pope gets a replica of a Holiday Inn room, just like everybody else. The lawyer on the other hand gets a 18 room mansion with servants and a swimming pool. At dinner time the Pope eats a very simple meal just like everybody else, but the lawyer gets a seven course meal served on silver platters. By this time, the lawyer is beginningto suspect that an error has been made, so he asks one of the angels in charge “Has there been a mistake?? This guy is the Pope and he gets what everybody else gets, I’m just a lawyer and I’m getting the best of everything.” The angel replied “No mistake, sir, we’ve had lots of Popes here, but you’re the first lawyer we’ve ever had.”
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of the waking man.