A short story I read many many years ago. It might have been in high school literature. I don't recall the title or who wrote it.
It was about a man who led such a Godly and virtuous life, that God decided to reward him by giving him a halo early, while he was still living on earth. The poor man felt so undeserving and unworthy, he felt ashamed to have it. He wanted God to take it back. So he set out to live a life of sin, so God could see that he didn't deserve a halo.
But God saw through this and it made him even more worthy, With every one of his transgressions, the halo just shined even brighter.
The story ended with the man standing on a street corner late at night, counting out a fistfull of bills, by the light of his halo. It was his nightly take from the string of hookers he was running.
Does anyone know?
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Does Anyone Remember This?
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Re: Does Anyone Remember This?
No, LOL. Must have been required reading from Pierre Trudeau.
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Re: Does Anyone Remember This?
Must have been a working class thing...Turkeytop wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:03 amA short story I read many many years ago. It might have been in high school literature. I don't recall the title or who wrote it.
It was about a man who led such a Godly and virtuous life, that God decided to reward him by giving him a halo early, while he was still living on earth. The poor man felt so undeserving and unworthy, he felt ashamed to have it. He wanted God to take it back. So he set out to live a life of sin, so God could see that he didn't deserve a halo.
But God saw through this and it made him even more worthy, With every one of his transgressions, the halo just shined even brighter.
The story ended with the man standing on a street corner late at night, counting out a fistfull of bills, by the light of his halo. It was his nightly take from the string of hookers he was running.
Does anyone know?
Re: Does Anyone Remember This?
It was just a humourous short story about a misunderstanding between a man and his God. Might have been O Henry.
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.