Well, Bill," said God, "I'm really confused on this one. I'm not sure

whether to send you to Heaven or Hell! After all, you helped society

enormously by putting a computer in almost every home in the world and yet

you created that ghastly Windows. I'm going to do something I've never done

before. I'm going to let you decide where you want to go!"

Mr. Gates replied, "Well, thanks, Lord. What's the difference between the

two?"

God said, "You can take a peek at both places briefly if it will help you

decide. Shall we look at Hell first?" "Sure!" said Bill. "Let's go!"

Bill was amazed! He saw a clean, white sandy beach with clear waters.

There were thousands of beautiful women running around, playing in the

water, laughing and frolicking about.

The sun was shining and the temperature was just perfect!

Bill said, "This is great! If this is Hell, I can't wait to see Heaven!"

To which God replied, "Let's go!" and off they went. Bill saw puffy white

clouds in a beautiful blue sky with angels drifting about playing harps and

singing.

It was nice, but surely not as enticing as Hell. Mr. Gates thought for only

a brief moment and rendered his decision.

"God, I do believe I would like to go to Hell."

"As you desire," said God.

Two weeks later, God decided to check up on the late billionaire to see how

things were going. He found Bill shackled to a wall, screaming among the hot

flames in a dark cave. He was being burned and tortured by demons.

"How ya doin', Bill?" asked God. Bill responded with anguish and despair.

"This is awful! This is not what I expected at all! What happened to the

beach and the beautiful women playing in the water?"