Two 90 year old men, Dai and Emrys, have been friends all of their lives.
When it's clear that Emrys is dying, Dai visits him every day. One day
Dai says, 'Emrys, we both loved rugby all our lives, and we played
rugby on Saturdays together for so many years. Please do me one
favour, when you get to Heaven, somehow you must let me know if
there's rugby there.'
Emrys looks up at Dai from his death bed,' Dai, you've been my best
friend for many years. If it's at all possible, I'll do this favour
for you.
Shortly after that, Emrys passes on. At midnight a couple of nights
later, Dai is awakened from a sound sleep by a blinding flash of white
light and a voice calling out to him, 'Dai--Dai.'
'Who is it? Asks Dai sitting up suddenly. 'Who is it?'
'Dai--it's me, Emrys.'
'You're not Emrys. Emrys just died.'
'I'm telling you, it's me, Emrys,' insists the voice.'
'Emrys! Where are you?'
'In heaven', replies Emrys. 'I have some really good news and a little
bad news.'
'Tell me the good news first,' says Dai.
The good news,' Emrys says,' is that there's rugby in heaven. Better
yet, all of our old friends who died before us are here, too. Better
than that, we're all young again.
Better still, it's always spring time and it never rains or snows.
And best of all, we can play rugby all we want, and we never get
tired.'
'That's fantastic,' says Dai. 'It's beyond my wildest dreams! So
what's the bad news?'
'You're in the team for Tuesday.
.
When it's clear that Emrys is dying, Dai visits him every day. One day
Dai says, 'Emrys, we both loved rugby all our lives, and we played
rugby on Saturdays together for so many years. Please do me one
favour, when you get to Heaven, somehow you must let me know if
there's rugby there.'
Emrys looks up at Dai from his death bed,' Dai, you've been my best
friend for many years. If it's at all possible, I'll do this favour
for you.
Shortly after that, Emrys passes on. At midnight a couple of nights
later, Dai is awakened from a sound sleep by a blinding flash of white
light and a voice calling out to him, 'Dai--Dai.'
'Who is it? Asks Dai sitting up suddenly. 'Who is it?'
'Dai--it's me, Emrys.'
'You're not Emrys. Emrys just died.'
'I'm telling you, it's me, Emrys,' insists the voice.'
'Emrys! Where are you?'
'In heaven', replies Emrys. 'I have some really good news and a little
bad news.'
'Tell me the good news first,' says Dai.
The good news,' Emrys says,' is that there's rugby in heaven. Better
yet, all of our old friends who died before us are here, too. Better
than that, we're all young again.
Better still, it's always spring time and it never rains or snows.
And best of all, we can play rugby all we want, and we never get
tired.'
'That's fantastic,' says Dai. 'It's beyond my wildest dreams! So
what's the bad news?'
'You're in the team for Tuesday.
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