God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God. “Where have you been?” God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction, and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, “Look, Michael. Look what I’ve made.”
Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, “What is it?”
“It’s a planet,” replied God, “and I’ve put Life on it. I’m going to call it Earth and it’s going to be a great place of balance.”
“Balance?” inquired Michael, still confused.
God explained, pointing to different parts of earth. “For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while southern Europe is going to be poor. Over there I’ve placed a continent of white people, and over there is a continent of black people. Balance in all things.”
God continued pointing to different countries. “This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice.”
The Archangel, impressed by God’s work, then pointed to a land area and said, “What’s that one?”
“Ah,” said God “That’s Washington State, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful mountains, rivers and streams, lakes, forests, hills, plains, and coulees. The people from Washington State are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent, and humorous, and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking, high achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats, and carriers of peace.”
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then proclaimed, “What about balance, God? You said there would be balance.”
God smiled, “There is another Washington…wait until you see the idiots I put there!”
Don Robertson, The American Philosopher said,
February 20, 2008 at 4:58 pm
The author’s humorous anecdote belies the truth.
The truth is, there is no progress in anything.
There is only entrope.
I am old enough I wore an “I Like Ike” button. I sat in the hall of my elementary school during Civil Defense “duck and cover” exercises.
Every American president in my lifetime has been worse than the previous president.
The truth is, there is no progress in anything.
There is only entrope.
Now. When you find yourself saying, “This jerk is worse than Bush,” (as horribly bad as that might be), remember, you heard it here first.
I’m no Nostradamus.
But, when you find yourself saying that, and you will, slap yourself in the forehead, and then try and remember to come back and read my book at my name-link.
The truth is, no one can make life better. Life is the ultimate good and the ultimate truth all wrapped up in a single whole.
I’m again looking for a publisher. The last one flaked out on me. Apparently no one at Houghton Mifflin can read.
Don Robertson, The American Philosopher
David said,
February 20, 2008 at 5:13 pm
That’s hilarious. Lewis Black, the funniest satirist in the USA said once, “A republican stands up in congress and says ‘I GOT A REALLY BAD IDEA!!’ and the democrat stands up after him and says ‘AND I CAN MAKE IT SHITTIER!!’
RisingLegion said,
February 21, 2008 at 1:38 am
Not to be a spelling nazi or anything Don, but there is no such thing as “entrope”. “Entropy” is the second law of thermodynamics.
Skulz Fontaine said,
February 21, 2008 at 7:04 am
“Spelling Nazi?” Oh holy phonetics, now we’ve got to beware of spelling Nazis? Crap! If it isn’t one darn police state Gestapo tactic, it’s some other darn police state Gestapo tactic. Here I thought “Entrope” was in the south of France. Nuts! Wrong again. That just so figures.