[ WP ] A man dies and goes to the afterlife , when he arrives he is shown an alternate time line where he never existed , he can choose to erase his existence at the end of it .

Ted blinked. `` Wha -- -what happened?'' he said, very softly. There was someone sitting there, behind what looked like a desk. He was a rather small man, who appeared to be in his 40's, with glasses. His nose was buried in whatever work he seemed to be doing. 
 
 `` You're dead.'' He said. 
 
 `` I am? What happened? Where am I?'' Ted inquired. 
 
 The man looked up at Ted. His small, blue eyes seemed to pierce right through Ted, right into his soul. `` You died.'' 
 
 `` I got that...'' Ted said, meekly. `` Is this heaven?'' 
 
 `` No. This is n't paradise. Does it look like it?'' Ted looked around. as he regained his focus, he saw that it clearly was not heaven: there were no clouds, no angels, no wings nor halos. In fact, it seemed like complete nothingness. Even the desk the man sat behind did not seem to *really* be there. 
 
 `` So where am I?'' Ted asked again. 
 
 The man studied him. `` I guess the way you'd understand it best is that you're at the pearly gates. But there is nothing really shiny nor round about it. Something was DEFINITELY lost in translation at some point.'' 
 
 `` So you're Saint Peter!'' Ted stated, with excitement at figuring out his dilemma. 
 
 `` Peter, actually. The tales of what I've done are also greatly exaggerated.'' 
 
 `` So what do I have to do?'' 
 
 `` Now we sit and watch. First, your life. Second, the world without you in it. Afterwards, you have the choice of which becomes reality. You decide if you get to exist or not. You will continue to see existence as you chose for the rest of eternity.'' 
 
 So Ted sat himself down on the floor, or where the floor would be and crossed his legs. Peter and Ted began to watch, first Ted's life. It started out with his birth, and continued through his youth. He saw his first day of school, his first bike ride, his first date. He saw graduation. He saw his first love, and he saw her walk out the door. He saw job interviews and the two pink slips. Ted saw his face as he gazed at the woman who would be his wife, their marriage, the birth of their three children. Ted grew old and it led to his death. 
 
 `` Not bad.'' Peter said. Then, the second film began to play. It was different. Without Ted as the star, it just showed the lives of others how they intersect. At school, John McGuiness never fell off the monkey bars and broke his arm. He became a baseball player, and eventually a major league pitcher. The party Ted threw in High School when his parents were out of town never happened, avoiding one case of alcoholism and two DUIs. His college girlfriend never sunk into depression at the end of their relationship, and thrived for the rest of her life. Ted's wife met another man, and they had 4 beautiful children, showing one of the happiest families. Seven people were never fired. One, who Ted refused to hire, worked his way up the company, eventually becoming a millionaire. Life actually seemed to be perfect without him. 
 
 Peter looked back at Ted. `` So, you've seen both. Which do you want to take?'' 
 
 Ted furrowed his brow, deep in thought. Was it selfish to want to exist? But everything seemed so good without him. After an eternity, Ted looked at Peter, who continued his sharp glare. 
 
 `` I want to have existed.'' *Was that shock that passed behind Peter's eyes? * 
 
 `` Really? That's pretty selfish. Why do you want to ruin all those lives?'' 
 
 `` Well,'' said Ted, `` As you said, I will continue to see everything. While everything looked so good without me, I know that there was plenty of good as a result of my time. Maybe that man from 20 years ago would n't have been fired for being late after our car accident, but what about the time I've volunteered? Who am I to say who gets to benefit or not. What happened happened as a result of my actions and my conscience. Without me, my children would not have existed, nor would their children or their children's children. Whether good or bad, I made an impact on this planet, be it small or large, and it my job for the rest of eternity to live with those decisions, just as I live with this one now. I tried to live my life well, and I tried to help those around me, and I am comforted by that knowledge and I am ready to live with the eternal consequences of *this* decision as well.'' 
 
 A faint smile grew in the corners of Peter's mouth. `` Not bad,'' he said. `` Ultimately, every man passes judgement on himself. Again, not sure where people got the idea that it was my job. Welcome.''
