The Preacher and the Taxi Driver

A preacher and a taxi driver died and went up to the heaven at the same time. St. Peter greeted them both at the Pearly Gates and told them to follow him as he takes them over to their residences in heaven. They walked up to a huge mansion on the top of a hill overlooking a beautiful lake. St. Peter pulled out a set of keys and handed it over to the taxi driver and said the mansion was all his to enjoy. The preacher got excited as they walked to his residence, he figured if the mere taxi driver gets a place that big, his place is going to be even bigger. But they came down the hill and began walking through a forest, and finally came to small shack in the middle of the forest. St. Peter handed the preacher the keys to the shack and said it was all his to enjoy. The preacher couldn't believe it and he asked for an explanation. St. Peter said it is only a matter of justice because the taxi driver helped more people to turn to God. The preacher began to argue, after all he spend his entire life preaching the Word of the Lord while the taxi driver didn't even go to church regularly. So St. Peter explained, "you are right about the taxi driver, he was not a good man at all, on top of it he was a really bad and reckless driver as well. So anybody ever took a ride in his taxi, prayed. On the other hand, anybody ever listened to you preach fell asleep".