I used to believe that the damned had one las chance to save their souls before entering Hell, which wasn't a test of piety or charity, but instead a physical challenge. You could get into Heaven if only you could walk a tightrope a mile long or hold your breath for three minutes.
A childhood belief about afterlife

others believed things like this
- If you hold your breath and make a wish under a highway tunnel it will come true....I still hold my breath :)— aj
- I used to believe that the rays of sun coming through clouds were how God led newly dead souls into heaven.— Jenni
- when i was a little kid. i used to think that when u hold ur breath ur heart stops.. LOL :P — Annonymus
- I still hold my breath when I pass by cemetaries because it is impolite to breathe when other people can't.— Crystal
- I used to think all money paid for goods at shops went to charity.— Tim
- I used to believe a mile was the distance between telephone poles.— Allegra