Subject: G-d the Parent {Insp}
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Mar 26 2000 - 10:57:12 EST
"G-d the Parent"
Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take
comfort from the thought that even G-d's
omnipotence did not extend to G-d's kids.
After creating heaven and earth, G-d created Adam
and Eve. And the first thing He said to them was:
"Don't."
"Don't what?" Adam asked.
"Don't eat the Forbidden Fruit," G-d replied.
"Forbidden fruit? We got Forbidden Fruit?
Hey, Eve, we got Forbidden Fruit!"
"No way!"
"WAY!"
"Don't eat that fruit!" said G-d.
"Why?"
"Because I am your Father and I said so!" said
G-d, wondering why He hadn't stopped after
making the elephants.
A few minutes later G-d saw the kids having
an apple break and was angry.
"Didn't I tell you not to eat that fruit?" the 'First
Parent' asked.
"Uh huh," Adam replied.
"Then why did you?"
"I dunno," Eve answered.
"She started it!" Adam said.
"Did not!"
"DID so!"
"DID NOT!"
Having had it with the two of them, G-d's punishment
was that Adam and Eve should have children of their
own...thus the pattern was set and it has never
changed.
But there is reassurance in this story. If you have
persistently and lovingly tried to give them wisdom
and they haven't taken it, don't be too hard on
yourself. If G-d had trouble handling children, what
made you think it would be a piece of cake for you?
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The Name of G-d
NOTE for the curious ones: I do not spell out the name
of G-d out of respect to the Deity and not for any other
reasons. I don't do it to please anybody; I do it for
myself. I may be The Joke Mistress who occasionally
makes fun of the Deities, but I remain a deeply
spiritual person. For additional explanation, see
http://www.ladyhawk.com/jan9.html
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