Two Trolleys Full

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Yesterday, I proudly shared my daughter's fb post about her MA degree with distinction from a London university. My daughter blushed when she received the transcript of records, with honors, officially making her an alumna. The post garnered lots of congratulatory remarks. I was grateful, of course. When evening came, I listened to a few homilies from my favorite preachers. From out of the blue came a new one, a young priest, and I decided to listen. His sermon was brief, and in the vernacular, telling a tale of three people justifying their way for a passage to heaven. The first man has a trolley full of books. Heaven's gatekeeper asked him what all those books are for. The man answered he wrote all those books to benefit mankind. He was let in. The second man also has a trolley, full of papers. He told the gatekeeper that those are documents he drafted to assist all who needed help. He was let in. The third was a woman who carried nothing and stooped a little. The gatekeeper asked her if she has something to show for a passage to heaven. She said, 'Yes, of course, see those two men with trolleys full? They are my sons.' She was let in. The smile stayed on my cheeks to slumber.