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.
God was pleased. And Adam was greatly improved. And Dog was happy. And Cat didn't care one way or the other!
RE: Dogs amd Cats
What a wonderful story Talisman, thank you for sharing. I loved the bit "and cat didn't care one way or the other". So true!
Love and light
Rosi X
RE: Dogs amd Cats
When God had made the earth and sky
the flowers and the trees.
He then made all the animals
And all the birds and bees.
When His work was finished,
Not one was quite the same.
He said "I'll walk this earth of mine
and give each one a name".
And so He travelled land and sea,
and everywhere He went. A little creature
followed Him, until His strenth was spent.
When all were named upon the earth, and in the sky and sea.
The little creature said, "Dear Lord there's not one left for me"
The Father smiled and softly said, "I've left you to the end, I've turned my name back to front, and called you Dog, my friend".
ANON