creation
Creation by God
God created the mule and told him, You will be mule, working constantly from
dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and lack
intelligence. You will live for 50 years. The mule answered, To live like
this for 50 years is too much. Please give me no more than 20. And it was
so.
Then God created the dog, and told him, You will hold vigilance over the
dwellings of Man, to whom you will be his greatest companion. You will eat
his table scraps and live for 25 years. The dog responded, Lord, to live
25 years as a dog like that is too much. Please no more than 10 years. And
it was so.
God then created the monkey and told him, You are monkey. You shall swing
from tree to tree, acting strange. You will be funny and you shall live for
20 years. The monkey responded, Lord to live 20 years as the clown of the
world is too much. Please Lord, give me no more than 10 years. And it was
so.
Finally, God created Man and told him You are Man, the only rational being
that walks the earth. You will use your intelligence to have mastery over
the creatures of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years.
The man responded, Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little. Please
Lord, give me the 20 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused
and the 10 years the monkey rejected. And it was so.
And so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 20 years
like a mule working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then he is to have
children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the leftovers
after they empty the pantry; then in his old age, to live 10 years as a monkey,
acting strange to amuse his grandchildren. And it is so.