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THE BEST PLACE IN HEAVEN
THE BEST PLACE IN HEAVEN
From the book by Vladimir Megre "The Family Book"
(translated by Marian Schwartz)
Four brothers came to a grave in order to honor the memory of their father,
who had died many years before. The brothers wanted to find out whether
their father abided in heaven or hell. They all came to the simultaneous de-
sire that their father’s soul appear before them and tell them how he was do-
ing in the other world. Their father’s image appeared before the brothers in
a wondrous glow. The brothers were amazed and delighted, and when they
came to their senses, they asked, “Tell us, Father, does your soul abide in
heaven?”
“Yes, my sons,” their father answered them, “my Soul delights in heaven.”
“Tell us, Father,” the brothers asked, “where will our souls end up after
the death of our flesh?”
The father asked each of the brothers this question: “Tell me, my sons,
how do you yourselves evaluate your earthly actions?”
The brothers answered their father in turn.
The oldest son said, “I became a great commander, father. I defended our
native land from enemies, and no hostile foot entered it. I never oppressed
the poor and weak. I tried to protect my soldiers, and I always honored God
because I hope to get to heaven.”
The second son answered his father: “I became a famous prophet. I
preached to people about good and taught them to honor God. I reached
great heights among those like me and high rank because I hope to get to
