Karma : Door to Hell and Heaven

Two friends were moving across the nasty place filled with prostitutes, one of them had a desire to spend a night and indulging himself in physical pleasure. The other one was given this idea to which he denied, and told his friend not do so .

They both parted, one going with a prostitute and the other with anger and resentment in his mind decided to visit a temple and read a holy scripture. Along the way he was thinking and comparing that how lowly his friend was.

The first one, as he moved with the prostitute began to have resentment on what he was doing. His mind was engrossed in how great his friend was, who decided to visit the temple and read a spiritual books. He was greatly started of miss that.

The other with the religious book in his hand and siting in the temple, was engrossed in the thought of his lowly friend.

An earthquake struck claiming many lives, both the friends included.

The officers from heaven and hell were busy with their work. The first one was taken by the officers of heaven, and could see at distance his friend being ruthlessly driven by the officers from hell.

'There must be some mistake', he said, 'According to what we were doing I deserve to be there and that friend of mine deserves to be graciously led by you to the heaven.'

'We are following the orders, and there is no mistake,' the officer from the heaven said.

The first one demanded and explanation for what he is in the heaven and his friend is in hell.

'Your mind was engrossed in how great your friend was who visited the temple and read a spiritual books, while your friend's mind was engrossed in the thought of you that how lowly you were, filled with deep resentment.' came the answer.

'Thinking of others as low and self higher is the door to hell.' the voice continued.