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| It is
reported that the following edition of the Book
of Genesis was discovered in the Dead Sea
Scrolls. If authentic, it would shed light
on the age old question..... |
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Where Do Pets
Come From? |
And Adam said, "Lord,
when I was in the garden, you walked with me everyday.
Now I do not see you anymore. I am lonesome here
and 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 and who will be a reflection of
my love for you, so that you will know I love you even
when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish
and childish and unlovable you may be, this new
companion will accept you as you are and 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 and he wagged his tail.
And Adam said, "But Lord, I have already named all the
animals in the Kingdom, all the good names are taken,
and 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 shall call him DOG."
And Dog lived with Adam
and was a companion to him and loved him. And Adam
was comforted. And God was pleased. And Dog
was content and 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 and he believes he is
worthy of adoration because he gets so much adoration
from Dog. Dog has indeed taught him that he is
loved, but no one has taught him humility."
And the Lord said, "No
Problem! I will create for him a companion who
will be with him forever and 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 Cat did not care one
way or the other.
(author unknown)
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