And God Created Dog and Cat
A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis has provided the
answer to 'Where do pets come from?'
Adam said, 'Lord, when I was in the garden, you walked with me every
day. Now I do not see you any more. 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 love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or
childish or 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 it wagged its tail.
And Adam said, 'Lord, I have already named all the animals in the
Kingdom 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 perhaps too well.'
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 Dog was happy.
And Cat didn't care one way or the other.
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