God's Creation and Man's desire!

February 5, 1999

I received this funny story from a friend and do not know the source for

this story. It is funny and it does contain a message!

God created the mule, and told him, "You will be mule, working

constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You

will eat grass and lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years." The

mule answered, "To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please,

give me no more than 20." And it was so. Then God created the dog, and

told him, "You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of Man, to whom

you will be his greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and

live for 25 years." And the dog responded, "Lord, to live 25 years as

a dog like that is too much. Please, no more than 10 years." And it was

so. God then created the monkey, and told him, "You are monkey. You

shall swing from tree to tree, acting like an idiot. You will be funny,

and you shall live for 30 years." And the monkey responded, "Lord, to

live 30 years as the clown of the world is too much. Please, Lord, give

me no more than 10 years." And it was so. Finally, God created Man and

told him, "You are Man, the only rational being that walks the earth.

You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of

the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years." And the

man responded, "Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little.

Please, Lord, give me the 20 years the mule refused, the 15 years the

dog refused, and the 20 years the monkey rejected." And it was so. And

so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 20 years

like a mule working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then, he is

to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and

eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry; then, in his old age,

to live 20 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot to amuse his

grandchildren. And it is so.

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