“I recently came across a whimsical anecdote based on the fantasy of a contemporary rabbi. He dreamed that Hell had burned down and was utterly consumed.
"The Celestial Council met in urgent session to decide on a course of action. There was, of course, the logistical suggestion that another Hell be built. But one of the angels disagreed. “As long as there was an Eternal Inferno, it had to be, but it is not right to build a new one.”
“But,” said Satan, “we must have a Hell for those who deserve it. We would undermine the principles of justice otherwise.”
"Both protagonists found some support within the Council. Neither side would yield and an impasse was reached. Finally, one of the wisest of the group proposed a compromise. He pointed out another related problem. Paradise was decrepit and badly in need of repair. A committee had already =begun plans for a modernized facility. Therefore, let the old Paradise become the new Hell.
"The suggestion was unanimously accepted since no one objected to the building of a new Paradise. Heaven found the answer to its own vexing problem.”
-Rabbi Irwin Groner
All building projects are difficult, even the unearthly sort.
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