There was once a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because
he had worked so hard for his money, and he wanted to be able to take it
with him to heaven. So, he began to pray that he might be able to take
some of his wealth with him.
An angel hears his plea and appears to him, "Sorry, but you can't take
your wealth with you."
The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the
rules.
The man continued to pray that his wealth could follow him. The angel
reappears and informs the man that God has decided to allow him to take
one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase
and fills it with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed.
Soon afterward, the man dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet
St. Peter. Seeing the suitcase, Peter says, "Hold on, you can't bring that
in here!"
But the man explains to him that he has permission and asks him to verify
his story with the Lord. Sure enough, St. Peter checks and comes back saying,
"You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check
its contents before letting it through."
Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found
too precious to leave behind and exclaims, "You brought pavement?!!!"
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