Re: OT:Humor
From: "Julia Rankin" <breckenridge@bnis.net>
Really liked this bit of theology and have shared with members of the Irish
Glen of Imaal Terrier chat list.
Julia
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From: Slc.Dennis Bishop <starlord@QNET.COM>
To: iris-talk <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 5:25 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] OT:Humor
>From: starlord@QNET.COM (Slc.Dennis Bishop)
>
>A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis has
>provided the answer to "Where do pets come from?"
>
>Adam said, "Lord, when I was in the garden, you walked
>with me every d ay. Now I do not see you anymore. I am
>lonesome here & it is difficult for me to remember how much
>you love me."
>
>And God said, "No problem! I will create a companion for you that will be
>with you forever & who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that
>you will love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how
>selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will
>accept you as you are & will love you as I do, in spite of yourself."
>
>And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam.
>And it was a good animal. And God was pleased. And the new
>animal was pleased to be with Adam & he wagged his tail. And Adam
>said, "Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom & I
>cannot think of a name for this new animal."
>
>And God said, "No problem! Because I have created this new
>animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a
>reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG."
>
>And Dog lived with Adam & was a companion to him & loved
>him. And Adam was comforted. And God was pleased. And Dog was
>content & wagged his tail.
>
>After a while, it came to pass that Adam's guardian angel
>came to the Lord and said, "Lord, Adam has become filled with
>pride. He struts and preens like a peacock & he believes he is
>worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught him that he is loved,
>but perhaps too well."
>
>And the Lord said, "No problem! I will create for him a companion
>who will be with him forever & who will see him as he is. The
>companion will remind him of his limitations, so he will know that he is
>not always worthy of adoration."
>
>And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam. And Cat would not
>obey Adam. And when Adam gazed into Cat's eyes, he was reminded
>that he was not the supreme being.
>
>And Adam learned humility.
>
>And God was pleased.
>
>And Adam was greatly improved.
>
>And Dog was happy.
>
>And Cat didn't give a damn one way or the other.
>
>*****
>
>
>
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