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A new chapter in the Book of Genesis has recently been discovered....

 

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Adam said, "Lord, when I was in the garden, You walked with me every day.

Now I do not see you anymore. I feel lonely here & it is difficult for me to

remember how much You love me."

 

And the Lord said, "No problem. I will create a companion for you who will

be with you forever & who will be a reflection of My love for you. This

companion will remind you of My love, so that you will remember 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 I do, in spite of your

faults."

 

And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam. 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,

& 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 &

said, "Lord, Adam has become filled with pride. He struts & 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 God 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 another.