Adam and Eve said, 'Lord, when we were in the garden, you
walked with us every day. Now we do not see you any more.
We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember
how much you love us.'
And God said, I will create a companion for you that will be
with you 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 yourselves.'
And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve.
And it was a good animal and God was pleased.
And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and Eve and
he wagged his 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, '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 Eve and was a companion to
them and loved them. And they were comforted. And God was
pleased. And Dog was content and wagged his tail.
After a while, it came to pass that an angel came to the Lord
and said, 'Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled with pride.
They strut and preen like peacocks and they believe they are
worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught them that they are
loved, but perhaps too well.'
And God said, I will create for them a companion who will be
with them and who will see them as they are. The companion
will remind them of their limitations, so they will know that they
are not always worthy of adoration.' And God created CAT to
be a companion to Adam and Eve.
And Cat would not obey them. And when Adam and Eve gazed
into Cat's eyes, they were reminded that they were not the
supreme beings.
And Adam and Eve learned humility.
And they were greatly improved.
And God was pleased..
And Dog was happy.
And Cat…
didn’t give a darn one way or the other.
I loved the story of Adam and Eve's Pets concerning dogs and cats; it's so true. However, I have a few dogs but only one cat. I have to say that when I walk the little dog out front in our yard, our cat, Cleo walks with me and waits for all the business do be done, and she waits by my side until I retreat back to the house, and still she walks by my side. Cleo has watched our little dog sit on my lap on the porch, and now demands my lap too. It seems that the cat is learning from the dog so maybe there is hope that cats can be trained to be like dogs? Once I achieve that training level with my cat, I wonder what pet God will then send to me in order to keep me faithfully challenged?
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