The Twilight Zone A Stop at Wiloughby

I am in the final days of heart failure. The doctors have done all they can and say try to enjoy the few weeks I have left. I watch this video every day. Jesus said " I go to prepare a place for you" I So Hope it's like Willoughby. I Believe Jesus Loves me and is going to surprise me with something Greater than I can imagine. Thank You God. In my younger years, when I had my whole life ahead of me, I never thought these things. But now as I trudge the final days I told my friend the other day " It's not so fun this close to dying " What ever the reason I have been here, Thank You God, Thank you Mom and Dad and my brother Robert. ❤️ I have been Truly Blessed.

My great uncle played the train conductor in Willoughby <3

Rod Serling, one genius writer

This episode is said to be Rod Serlings favorite. I love it too. Ever since I was a kid.

The ironic thing is that this episode first aired in 1959. Were it to be remade today the 21st century commuter would likely look out his window seeing a peaceful and idyllic suburb from the 1950’s.

Willoughby is not only a funeral home it's also heaven

Willoughby, peaceful, restfull, where a man can slow down to a walk, a place where a man can live his life full measure.

“…a man can slow down to a walk and live his life full measure…”. Something we all strive to do in our lives.

There is a silver lining in this cautionary tale: listen to your gut and do what you love. A life based on greed, competition, and power is a society that will destroy itself. It's right to slow down and to be present in nature. The concrete jungle is the REAL illusion.

This is the saddest episode, in my opinion, since all he ever wanted was to live a simpler life, and society's materialistic views kept him from doing what he really wanted.

my brother just passed away and we use to talk about wiloughby and he hoped that heaven would be like this little town,,,he loved the thought of spending eternity there!!!!!!

Next time, let's ALL get off at Willoughby.

There is a lot of truth in this episode. When you are living by others expectations and desires you’ll never be very happy.

He changes trains, line and path to new life where a man can live his life full measure

The sound of the crossing bells approaching and then fading away, is so melancholy

This makes me want to travel back in time to a point in my youth I was happiest. To me this episode was not only a tear jerker, but also a kind of What If?

As true today as it was back then.

We all feel like we want to step off the train sometimes.

No telephones. No laptops. No social media. No cars. No iPhones. No GPS. take me there.

"Willoughby: where a man can live his life full measure." Sounds like my kind of place!! 😊😊