Parable of the Dog and Cat
Just sharing a cute parable that was forwarded to me; I don't
know who the original source is ......
On the origin of dogs and cats... It is reported that the following
edition of the Book of Genesis was discovered in the Dead Seal
Scrolls. If authentic, it would shed light on the question, "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 and 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 will 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.
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 worthy of adoration." And God created CAT to be a companion
to Adam, but Cat would not obey Adam. When Adam gazed into Cat's
eyes, lo, he was reminded that he was not the supreme being. Therein
Adam learned humility. God was pleased. And Adam was greatly
improved. And Cat did not care one way or the other.
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