GODS OWN COUNTRY

GOD'S OWN COUNTRY
An American decided to write a book
about famous churches around the world.
So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to china
. On his first day he was inside a church
taking photographs when he noticed
a golden telephone mounted on the wall with
a sign that read "$10,000 per call".
The American, being intrigued, asked a priest
who was strolling by what the telephone
was used for. The priest replied that it was
a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000
you could talk to God. The American thanked
the priest and went along his way.
Next stop was in japan. There, at a
very large cathedral, he saw the same
golden telephone with the same sign under it.
He wondered if this was the same kind of
telephone he saw in china and he asked a nearby
nun what its purpose was. She told him that it
was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000
he could talk to God. "O.K., thank you," said the
American. He then traveled to pakistan ,
srilanka, russia , Germany and France .
In every church he saw the same golden
telephone with the same "$10,000 per call"
sign under it. The American, upon leaving
Vermont decided to travel to up to India to
see if Indians had the same phone.
He arrived in India , and again, in the first
church he entered, there was the same
golden telephone, but this time the sign under
it read "One Rupee per call." The American was
surprised so he asked the priest about the sign.
"Father, I've traveled all over World and I've
seen this same golden telephone in many churches.
I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in
the US the price was $10,000 per call.
Why is it so cheap here?" The priest smiled
and answered,
"You're in India now, son - it's a local call".

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