Sent to spiritual prison for killing an evil spirit

'I was in meditation, and suddenly I saw a huge black shape lift from my body.' My friend on the phone sounded excited. 'It felt like my whole inside left me, a dark shadow, human being in size, lifted out. Then I felt all my fears disappeared, and all my insecurity and safety issues went too. The fears and insecurities had held me back for four years. I had no motivation to do my job. Now I feel like I can get on with my life, as if nothing can stop me. Before it was like something was destroying whatever I wanted to do.'

'I know,' I replied.

'You know? You always say that!'

'Maybe you should ask why I said I know?'

'Ok, why did you say you know?'

'Because you were in my dream last night. One of those dreams that are not a dream, but more like reality happening.'

'Really?'

I ignored the question. She always says, 'really?' 'You were in a car, at the helm of your soul path, with the capacity to drive a few people with you. Towering over you was an evil spirit. It was tall and broad, slightly hunched, with a shaven head and fat nose. It smothered you, suffocating as much life from you as it could.'

'Really? That's how I've felt for four years,' my friend said. 'Smothered and suffocated.'

'I tried many ways to get the evil spirit off you. I couldn't shift it, not even a tiny bit. Suddenly, it was as if I had a sword of St Michael in my hand. With a swift swipe of the sword to the back of the devil's neck, I cut its head off.'

'Really? You cut its head off?'

'Yes. Its body flopped to the ground. It just happened. It seemed the only way to get the evil out of your body and your life. But I did wrong.' 

'You did great. I feel great!'

'I shouldn't have cut its head off. People like you and me are on Earth to share God's love and do God's good work, not kill something.'

'But it was evil, and I feel so much better.'

'Yes, but we should never kill anything. Better ways could help evil spirits move on.'

'Really? Like what?'

I ignored the question again. 'The point is, I now have negative karma. I now have a debt to pay the 'universe'. A big debt. Immediately after I'd saved you, Higher Beings stated forcefully I'd go to a spiritual prison for a while as a punishment. I questioned the Judgement against me, telling them I chopped the head off in a dream, so cannot be held responsible. But they judged the dream was from my unconscious mind thought, and my thought wasn't pure enough. I shouldn't have killed under any circumstance. I'll take my punishment.'

'Don't worry,' my friend said. 'I can do anything good with my life at last. If they punish you, I'll reward you. I'll send a box of chocolates.'

Which, I thought, neatly sums up the difference between God's and Man's reasoning behind punishment and reward.