Friday, December 29, 2006

Heaven & Hell Redefined


I remember reading somewhere (possibly in RD) that heaven was living in Indonesia at American rates of pay, with an Indian wife and eating Chinese food. Hell, on the other hand, was living in China at Indian rates of pay, with an American wife and eating Indonesian food!

At the Diwan-e-khaas (the Hall of Special Occasions) at the Red Fort in Delhi, there is an inscription that reads...


Agar firdaus bur-rooe zameen ast, Hameen ast, hameen ast O hameen ast!

If there is a heaven on the face of the Earth, it is here, it is here, it is here!