performance vs position
A Priest dies & is awaiting his turn in line at the Heaven's Gates.
Ahead of him is a guy, ruggedly dressed, in dark sun glasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket & jeans.
God asks the guy: 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 Berto, Jeepney driver from Manila!
God consults his ledger, smiles & says to Berto: 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 the Cardinal's Assistant so & so, Parish 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 Jeepney 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 jeepney, people PRAYED'
"It's PERFORMANCE & not POSITION that ultimately counts."
