Performance not Position

A Priest dies & is awaiting his turn in line at the Heaven's Gates. 

Ahead of him is a guy, nattily dressed, in dark sun glasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket & jeans. 

 

God asks him: "Please tell me who are you, so that I may know whether to admit you into the kingdom of Heaven or not?" 

 

The guy replies: "I am Pandi, Taxi driver from India!" 

 

God consults his ledger, smiles & says to Pandi: "Please take this silken robe & gold scarf & enter the Kingdom of Heaven ..." 

 

Now it is the priest's turn. He stands erect and speaks out in a booming voice: I am Pope's Assistant so & so, Head Priest of the so & so Church for the last 40 years. 

 

God consults his ledger & says to the Priest: "Please take this cotton robe & enter the Kingdom of Heaven ... "

 

"Just a minute," says the agonized Priest. "How is it that a foul mouthed, rash driving Auto Driver is given a Silken robe & a Golden scarf and me, a Priest, who's spent his whole life preaching your Name & goodness has to make do with a Cotton robe?" 

 

"Results my friend, results," shrugs God. 

 

"While you preached, people SLEPT; but when he drove his Taxi, people PRAYED." 

 

Moral of the story: It's PERFORMANCE & not POSITION that ultimatelycounts.