From:	Babita Duggal 
Sent:	Wednesday, September 02, 1998 9:15 AM
To:	Tajinder Toor; Greg Hammond; Victor  Shimla
Subject:	FW: 

There once was a consultant who lived her whole life without ever
taking
advantage of any of the people she worked for.  In fact, she made
sure
that every job she did resulted in a win-win situation.  One day
while
walking down the street, she was hit by a bus.
Her soul arrived in Heaven where she was met at the Pearly Gates by
St.
Peter himself.  "Welcome to Heaven" said St. Peter.  "Before you get
settled in though, it seems we have a problem.  You see, strangely
enough, we've never once had a consultant make it this far and we're
not
really sure what to do with you".  "No problem, just let me in" said
the
consultant.  "Well, I'd like to, but I have Higher orders.  What
we're
going to do is let you have a day in hell (read E&Y or AA) and a day
in
Heaven and then you can choose whichever one you want to spend an
eternity in".  "Actually, I think I've made up my mind...I prefer to
stay in Heaven".  "Sorry, we have rules...".  And with that, St.
Peter
put the consultant in an elevator and it went down-down-down to
Hell.
The doors opened and the consultant found herself stepping out onto
the
putting green of a beautiful golf course.  In the distance was a
country
club and standing in front of her were all her friends - fellow
consultants that she had worked with - and they were all dressed in
tuxedoes and evening gowns and cheering for her.  They ran up and
kissed
her on both cheeks and they talked and laughed about old times.
They
played an excellent round of golf and at night went to the country
club
where she enjoyed an excellent steak and lobster dinner.  There she
met
the Devil who was actually a really nice guy (kinda cute too), and
she
had a great time telling jokes and dancing.  The consultant was
having
such a good time that before she knew it, it was time to leave.
Everybody shook her hand and waved god-bye as she got on the
elevator.
The elevator went up-up-up and opened back up at the Pearly Gates
and
found St. Peter waiting for her.  "Now it's time to spend a day in
Heaven".  So the consultant spent the next 24 hours lounging around
on
clouds and playing the harp and singing.  She had a great time and
before she knew it, her 24 hours were up and St. Peter came and got
her.
"So, you've spent a day in hell and you've spent a day in heaven.
Now
you must choose your eternity".  The consultant paused for a second
and
then replied "Well, I never thought 'd say this, I mean, Heaven has
been
really great and all, but I think I had a better time in Hell".  So
St.
Peter escorted her to the elevator and again the consultant went
down-down-down back to hell.
When the doors of the elevator opened, she found herself standing in
a
desolate wasteland, covered in garbage and filth.  She saw her
friends
were dressed in rags, picking up the garbage and putting it in
sacks.
The Devil came up to her and put his arm around her.  "I don't
understand", stammered the consultant, "yesterday I was here and
here
was a golf course and a country club and we ate lobster and we
danced
and had a great time.  Now all there is is a wasteland of garbage
and
all my friends look terrible." The Devil looked at her and smiled.
"That's because yesterday we were recruiting you, but today, you're
staff!"