A preacher and a NYC taxi driver arrive at the Pearly Gates... Saint Peter takes the NY taxi driver first. Giving him a golden cloak, a mahogany staff, and lead him to the nicest part of Heaven. The preacher smirked to himself thinking he was in for an even better afterlife, for after all, the other guy was just a taxi driver. When Saint Peter handed him a silver cloak, an oak staff and lead him to a decent part of heaven, the preacher protested insisting there must be a mistake. The preacher asked why the taxi driver would get a better reward than himself even though he had preached for decades and had devoted his entire life to God. Saint Peter replied that one's place in Heaven was determined based on merit, particularly on how many people one brought closer to God during his lifetime. The preacher protested, ""Merit? MERIT! I headed a congregation of 70+ people for years! I preached my heart out. What did he do?"" Saint Peter replied ""true, but while you preached, people snored; while he drove... people PRAYED!""