A rich oil baron was dying and the Angel of Death came to take him.
“So will heaven be a paradise with fruit trees and birds and flowers and sparkling, clear water?”, he asked.
“Oh no, not for you”, the Angel replied.
“Well, why not?”, asked the Oil man, who considered himself a good Christian.
“Because,Earth was a paradise”, replied the Angel, smiling, “And look what you did to that”.
Comments
Verdana | June 29, 2012 - 13:00
Yes, to inherit the hell they created out of their self-serving greedy nature!
well-wisher | June 29, 2012 - 16:57
Glad you feel that way, Verdana. Thanks for reading.
deejay | June 30, 2012 - 00:28
I guess he took one for the team :) what of us who benefit from his evil....
Verdana | June 30, 2012 - 19:36
Bit like asking do you blame the slaves or the slave master? I recall what happened when the qwerty keyboard was challenged on its ergonomics. Oil barons protect against non-oil dependency and inventions that challenge their monopoly - I've been reading such stories of people since the 70's and what happened to some of them.
Linda Wigzell Cress | June 30, 2012 - 22:53
Are you sure he wasn't a banker? Most thought=provoking little piece/
Linda
Linda Wigzell Cress | June 30, 2012 - 22:53
Are you sure he wasn't a banker? Most thought=provoking little piece/
Linda
well-wisher | July 1, 2012 - 02:52
Thanks for all your interesting questions and observations deejay and Linda.
I picked an Oil Baron because of what an Oil Baron symbolizes, not just greed and money (like a banker)
but also pollution and destruction of the environment.
It's a parable. It's not supposed to be taken too literally.
well-wisher | July 1, 2012 - 02:52
"I guess he took one for the team :) what of us who benefit from his evil...."
They are already represented by the Oil baron because he symbolizes all of man's pollution
and destruction of nature aswell as greed and materialism.
Sooz006 | July 2, 2012 - 18:43
Ouch, that'll teach him, he'll come back a slug next time. Nice one. Short and to the point.