If you travelled to Israel with your mother-in-law and she dies there before you could return to your country, would risk burying her there? Do you why I asked this question? Think well.
While thinking of what you would do in such a situation, let me share, with you, what a man called George did in his own case.
George, a telecommunication consultant, is a native of Igbanke in Edo State, Nigeria. He’s married to a first-class nurse from Ahiazu-Mbaise in Imo State, also in Nigeria.
George loves his wife so much and his wife loves him too. The only regret he has concerning his relationship with his wife is the unnecessary and regular interference by wife’s mother.
His wife’s mother was a typical busy-body woman, in the true sense of the word. She was always nosy, trying to know everything that happened between him and his wife.
Not too long ago, George planned a tour of Israel with his wife and his two children. He wanted them, as Christians, to enjoy a pilgrimage to Jerusalem with him.
As soon as his mother-in-law heard about his plan, she insisted that she must be part of the trip to Jerusalem. George didn’t want her to go with them as the weather in Israel at that time may not be favourable to her, but after much pressure from his wife, he decided to take his mother-in-law along with his family
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In the morning of their fourth day in Jerusalem, George’s mother-in-law died of an undisclosed ailment in her hotel room. It was a shock to both him and his wife.
After taking her corpse to the morgue, George decided to consult the Nigerian Ambassador to Israel on how to bring back his mother-in-law’s corpse to Nigeria.
“Why do you want to take your mother-in-law’s corpse back to Nigeria?” asked the ambassador. “Don’t you know it would be too expensive a thing for you to do?
“How much do you think that will cost me, sir?” George asked.
“Nothing less than US$3,000 (three thousand United States dollars),” replied the ambassador. “In the alternative, you may decide to bury her here. That would cost you only US$500 (five thousand dollars).
“That notwithstanding, I would still like to take her corpse back home in Nigeria. That is exactly what I want to do. I don’t mind how much that would cost me.”
“Oh, that’s beautiful,” remarked the ambassador. “That shows you loved your mother-in-law so much.”
“Not necessary so, sir,” George replied. “I want to take the corpse back home because of the story of a man who was buried in Jerusalem several centuries ago, and after the third day He resurrected.
“My mother-in-law might do same, too. I don’t want to take that risk or chance!”
Having read this, would you risk burying your mother-in-law in Israel?
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