A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was

leaving the room after paying a visit, and said,

"Doctor, I am afraid to die.

Tell me what lies on the other side."

Very quietly the doctor said, "I don't know."

"You don't know?

You, a Christian man, do not know

what is on the other side?"

The doctor was holding the handle of the door, on the

other side of which came a sound of scratching and

whining, and as he opened the door a dog sprang into

the room and leaped on him with an eager show of

gladness.

Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you

notice my dog? He had never been in this room

before. He did not know what was inside. He knew

nothing except that his master was here, and when

the door opened he sprang in without fear.

I know little of what is on the other side of death,

but I do know one thing:

I know my Master is there, and that is enough. And

when the door opens, I shall pass through with no

fear, but gladness."

-Author Unknown