God's Creation

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God created the donkey and said: " You will be a donkey. You will work untiringly

from sunrise to sunset carrying burdens on your back. You will eat grass, you

will have no intelligence and you will live 50 years. " The donkey answered: " I

will be a donkey, but to live 50 years is too much. Give me only 20 years " . God

granted his wish.

 

God created the dog and said: " You will guard the hosue of man. You will be his

best Friend. You will eat the scraps that he gives you and you will live 30

years. You will be a dog. " The dog answered: " Sir, to live 30 yeras is too much,

give me only 15 years. " God granted his wish.

 

God created the monkey and said: " You will be a monkey. You will swing from

branch to branch doing tricks. You will be amusing and you will live 20 years. "

The monkey answered: " To live 20 years is too much, give me only 10 years. " God

granted his wish.

 

Finally God created man and said to him: " You will be man, the only rational

creature on the face of the earth. You will use your intelligence to become

master over all the animals. You wil dominate the world and you will live 20

yeras. " Man responded: " Sir, I will be man but to live only 20 years is very

little, give me the 30 yeras that the donkey refused, the 15 years that the dog

did not want and the 10 years the monkey refused. " God granted man's wish.

 

And since then, man lives 20 years as man, marries and spends 30 years like a

donkey, working and carrying all the burdens on his back. Then when his children

are grown, he lives 15 years like a dog taking care of the hosue and eating

whatever is given to him, so that when he is old, he can retire and live 10

years like a monkey, going from house to house and from one son or daughter to

another doing tricks to amuse his grandchildren.

 

That is Life. Is'nt it ????

 

(Taken from Kushalam, October-December 2007)