Can't Believe it!

Topics: Death, Belief

Years ago there was a story about a judge in Yugoslavia who had an
unfortunate accident. He was electrocuted when he reached up to turn on
the light while standing in the bathtub. His wife found his body
sprawled on the bathroom floor. She called for help, friends and
neighbors, police, the whole shebang showed up. He was pronounced dead
and taken to the funeral home. The local radio picked up the story and
broadcast it all over the airwaves.

In the middle of the night, the judge came to. He realized where he was,
and rushed over to alert the night watchman, who promptly ran off,
terrified.

His first thought was to phone his wife and reassure her. But he got no
further than, "Darling, it's me," when she screamed and fainted. He
tried calling a couple of the neighbors but they all thought it was some
sort of sick prank. He even went so far as to go to the homes of several
friends but they were all sure he was a ghost. Finally, he was able to
call a friend in the next town who hadn't heard of his death. This
friend was able to convince his family and other friends that he really
was alive.

Bruce Larson, LIVING BEYOND OUR FEARS (New York: Harper & Row, 1990).