The scientists at Exedor Laboratories got the strangest assignment they ever saw one day in October. The company specialized in using scientific research to find out the big mysteries of the universe and they had done very well in the last few years. The project they received that day though was the strangest of them all and the customer who ordered the research was very mysterious.
Hector, the lead scientist read the assignment to his research team. All of the scientists put down their microscopes and their special glasses for examining things that need to be examined and buttoned up their white coats to listen.
“This assignment will be the most difficult of all we have done, gentleman.” Hector said in a slight German accent. “We are to research the existence of Heaven. We are to gather information from every source, every religion all around the world and prove scientifically that Heaven exists and then provide to our customers details of what it will be like and how to get there.”
Well, the staff was pretty confused by their assignment but they got right on it. Before long, they were fanning out into the libraries and around the world to find proof of the existence of Heaven. Georgiou found that the Heaven called Nirvana is not really a place at all but an afterlife where you stop existing and get absorbed into a “great nothingness.”
“That won’t do Georgiou. We would have to prove that this ‘Great Nothingness’ exists and how to get there. Besides that sounds more like a recipe for chicken soup than heaven.” Hector responded sarcastically. The big religions all seemed to have similar results where the followers worked for all their lives really hard or over several lives only to get sucked up into some nothingness that had no location and no witness that this place really existed. Then came the silly ones.
“Here is one where after you die, you go to a large roller rink where you play roller dodge ball for eternity.” Philippe reported.
“Here is one where you get your own planet and you get to have hundreds of wives and you become a god yourself.” Sydney read from his clipboard. “Hector I don’t know about this one. I can’t keep up with the wife I have, hundreds just seems silly.” He concluded and Hector agreed.
“Here is one where you where mouse ears and go on rides for eternity.” Reported Reginald.
“That’s not heaven, that’s Disneyland!” Hector objected. Gentlemen, these are all really dopey heavens. I want something we can verify, something that is worthy of a persons eternal soul. Something that doesn’t sound like a comic book. Find me a heaven that can be verified with witnesses.” And he sent his scientists out for another month of research. Finally, they gathered for their final reports and it didn’t go much better. Scientist after scientist presented their report but there was no proof.
“We have to have a witness, someone who has been to heaven and came back to give us the details. Does anybody have such a heaven?”
“I do.” The shy voice from the back. It was Lucy, the daughter of Reginald who was only in the fifth grade. She wasn’t even a scientist but Hector was desperate.
