Hell story

So a visitor goes to the old christian version of hell. He walks about seeing all the people in their various predicaments. The funny thing he finds is that none of them realize they're in hell. This is all any of them can ever remember. This is all they've ever known. This is just life. And they might as well make the best of it. So they try to not think about many things. They pretend there's some reason to greet one another with a smile and so on. And they hurt one another as that is at least something to do.

And this visitor makes the mistake of trying to tell these people where they're at, tries to show them how horrible things are. Is it so surprising that he's disliked? Maybe it seems surprising, but think hard. Do you know of any other place where it wouldn't be the least bit surprising that he wouldn't be liked?

It is felt that there is something wrong with him.

At best he is surely inconsiderate to be pointing out these things which nothing can be done about. At best he's a real wet blanket that no one would want to be around.

But the visitor thinks that the first step to improving their situation is for them to jointly recognize that things aren't going so well and thus they need to work together to change things.

He finishes this short story with an impassioned speech along such lines.

To the reader what he says should be obviously true. But what he says makes perfect sense in reality also. And the unfortunate response he gets in hell should be exactly the same response that he'll get in reality.