Here is my little fairy tale. I hope it won't offense the believers, and that you all will excuse my bad english.
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Here it is :
Once upon a time, a very long time ago, God chased Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.
So they were going away, guilty, ashamed, freezing because it was really chilly and they hadn't much more to wear than one or two vine leaves on their back, and their teeth were shaking and they tried to give each other a little warmth, looking so so miserable and sad.
" - Waw, said the serpent, Thou don't do things by half measures here. Look at those poor guys. Of course, I'm happy, because I'm the devil and I'm mean, but, even, condemn them to giving birth in pain, having sorrow during their whole life, knowing illness, death, back ache, rotten weather, losing friends, going to work every day, paying taxes, divorce, and so on, Lord, that's REALLY being more evil than I am. After all, I was the one who tempted them and believe me, it was sooo easy for me to fool them, you didn't make them very clever. So can Thou just... soften it a little?"
"Hmm hmm, said God, I agree with you. I went a bit too far. I maybe will give them a chance to come back for a little while in the Garden of Eden, but not too often because they are punished and they would have to really appreciate it. Only from time to time, they will be able to enter again the Garden, where everything is pure joy and innocent pleasure, and sharing, and warmth and brother/sisterhood, in this place where all the people are equal, no matter who they are, how the nature gifted them, what color, belief they have, where they will enjoy again purity of childhood games, happiness, care, tenderness, freedom and laughing.
But I don't want to make it too easy. I will give them the door, and they will have to find the key. Do you have an idea, brother?
"I have an idea", the serpent said.
And he whispered something in God's ear. Then God beamed and said :
" Oh, you're evil, you know what, I think that it is an excellent idea!
So God, (with the little help of the devil), invented tickling.
And later, much much later, Max, sorry, I mean Man, invented NEST.
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Here it is :
Once upon a time, a very long time ago, God chased Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.
So they were going away, guilty, ashamed, freezing because it was really chilly and they hadn't much more to wear than one or two vine leaves on their back, and their teeth were shaking and they tried to give each other a little warmth, looking so so miserable and sad.
" - Waw, said the serpent, Thou don't do things by half measures here. Look at those poor guys. Of course, I'm happy, because I'm the devil and I'm mean, but, even, condemn them to giving birth in pain, having sorrow during their whole life, knowing illness, death, back ache, rotten weather, losing friends, going to work every day, paying taxes, divorce, and so on, Lord, that's REALLY being more evil than I am. After all, I was the one who tempted them and believe me, it was sooo easy for me to fool them, you didn't make them very clever. So can Thou just... soften it a little?"
"Hmm hmm, said God, I agree with you. I went a bit too far. I maybe will give them a chance to come back for a little while in the Garden of Eden, but not too often because they are punished and they would have to really appreciate it. Only from time to time, they will be able to enter again the Garden, where everything is pure joy and innocent pleasure, and sharing, and warmth and brother/sisterhood, in this place where all the people are equal, no matter who they are, how the nature gifted them, what color, belief they have, where they will enjoy again purity of childhood games, happiness, care, tenderness, freedom and laughing.
But I don't want to make it too easy. I will give them the door, and they will have to find the key. Do you have an idea, brother?
"I have an idea", the serpent said.
And he whispered something in God's ear. Then God beamed and said :
" Oh, you're evil, you know what, I think that it is an excellent idea!
So God, (with the little help of the devil), invented tickling.
And later, much much later, Max, sorry, I mean Man, invented NEST.
