Adam said, "Lord, when I was in the garden, you walked with me
everyday. Now I do not see you anymore. I am lonesome here & 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 & who will be a reflection of my love
for you, so that you will know that I love you 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 & 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 & he wagged his tail. And Adam said,
"Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom & 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 & was a companion to him & loved him.
And Adam was comforted. And God was pleased. And Dog was content
& wagged his tail.
After a while, it came to pass that Adam's guardian angel came to
the Lord & said, "Lord, Adam has become filled with pride. He
struts & preens like a peacock & 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 & 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 the cat couldn't care one way or the other.