Very quietly the doctor said, "I don't know."
"You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other
side?"
The doctor was holding the handle of the door. On the other side of the
door there came the sound of scratching and whining. As he opened the door
a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice that dog? He had
never been in this room before. He did not know what was inside. He knew
nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened he sprang
in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I
do know one thing: I know my Master is there, and that is enough. And when
the door opens, I shall pass through with no fear, but with gladness."
A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was leaving the room after paying a
visit, and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the
other side."