Narrow path leads to Heaven.

Narrow path leads to Heaven.
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I was waiting for a long time to get into the bus bound for Thirunelveli.

There is a bus to Thirunelveli every half an hour.

If there is a bus  every half an hour, why should I wait for a long time?

All the buses were crowded, so crowded that an easy entry into the bus was not possible.

All the buses bound for Tenkasi were vacant.

One man who was standing by my side said, "Hi Sir, why not get into a bus? You have been here for more than one hour simply looking at the buses coming and going."

"All the buses bound for my destination are too crowded."

"Which is your destination?"

"Thirunelveli."

''All the buses going westward are vacant.Why not board one of them?"

I did not answer him.

In fact I cannot answer him because people with that trend of thought cannot be convinced.

Our life in this world has one destination- Heaven.

There is only one gate that opens into Heaven and it is very narrow.

The path that leads to the narrow gate is also narrow.

"Make your way in by the narrow gate. It is a broad gate and a wide road that leads on to perdition."(Matthew.7:13)

So we should choose the narrow path to go to Heaven.

Wide road leads to perdition.

By using this metaphoric language Jesus makes it clear that Heavenward journey is not an easy going one.

It is full of crosses and we have to carry our cross, just as Jesus did, to go to Heaven.

Our cross along our way will turn into glory in Heaven.

No crucifixion, no Resurrection.

No Cross, no Heaven.

There are many broad paths, very easy going life systems in this world, but they lead only to perdition.

Our bus may be crowded and uncomfortable one but we should get into it and travel in it bearing all the discomforts to reach the destination.

"Jesus said to him, I am the way; I am truth and life; nobody can come to the Father, except through me." (John.14:6)

Jesus is the only way to Heaven.

Jesus is the only truth we should believe in.

Jess is the only life we should live.

As Jesus is the only truth, any other thing that does not lead us to Jesus is not truth.

Truth is absolute.

It is true at all times and in all places.

It is always true no matter what the circumstances.

It cannot be changed.

Jesus is the Saviour of the whole human race.

This is true at all times and in all the places.

Any view that is against this truth is not truth.

Such viewers may project themselves truthful, but their views are only views, not truth.

As many heads, so many views, not truths.

Jesus is the only way to Heaven.

It may be full of sufferings.

Through sufferings is the way to eternal bliss.

Lourdu Selvam.