A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doc, I'm afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side."
Very quietly, the Doctor said, "I don't really know."
"You don't know!?" the patient exclaimed. "You're a Christian man; and you don't know what's on the other side?"
Doc crossed the room and gently held the handle of the door. On the other side came a scratching sound and then whining. The moment Doc opened the door, a beautiful retriever burst into the room, leaped toward him dancing on his hind legs, and did his dog-gone best to lick the Doctor's face.
Turning to his patient, Doc asked, "Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He had no idea what would be inside. But he did know his Master was on the other side of the door."
Stroking the retriever who now lay at his feet, the Doctor added, "I know little of what is on the other side of death. I only know my Master is there. And that is enough."
Very quietly, the Doctor said, "I don't really know."
"You don't know!?" the patient exclaimed. "You're a Christian man; and you don't know what's on the other side?"
Doc crossed the room and gently held the handle of the door. On the other side came a scratching sound and then whining. The moment Doc opened the door, a beautiful retriever burst into the room, leaped toward him dancing on his hind legs, and did his dog-gone best to lick the Doctor's face.
Turning to his patient, Doc asked, "Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He had no idea what would be inside. But he did know his Master was on the other side of the door."
Stroking the retriever who now lay at his feet, the Doctor added, "I know little of what is on the other side of death. I only know my Master is there. And that is enough."
