PETS_SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis
has provided the answer to
"Where do pets come from?"
Adam and Eve said, "Lord, when we were in the garden,
you walked with us very day.
Now we do not see you anymore.
We are lonesome here and it is
difficult for us to remember how much you love us."
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 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, "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 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, "No problem!
I will create for them a companion who will be
with them forever 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 sh-- one way or the other.

Who ever said God doesn't have a sense of humor?
A true story recently told about a pastor.
He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and
then was afraid to come down.
The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc.
The kitty would not come down.
The tree was not sturdy enough to climb,
so the pastor decided that if he tied
a rope to the tree and to his car,
and then drove away so that the tree bent down,
he could then reach up and get the kitten.
He did all this, checking his progress frequently ...
then figured if he went just a little bit further,
the tree would be bent sufficiently
for him to reach the kitten.
But as he moved a little further forward ...
the rope broke!
The tree went "Boning!" and the kitten instantly
sailed through the air ... out of sight!
The pastor felt terrible!
He walked all over the neighborhood,
asking people if they'd seen a little kitten.
No, nobody had seen a stray kitten.
So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to Your keeping,"
and went on about his business.

A few days later, he was at the grocery store and
met one of his church members.
He happened to look into her shopping cart and
was amazed to see cat food!
Now, this woman was a cat-hater, and everyone knew it...
so he asked her,
"Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?"
She replied, "You won't believe this!"
She told him how her little girl had been begging her
for a cat, but she kept refusing.
Then a few days before, the child had begged again ...
so the mom finally told her little girl,
"Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it."
She told the pastor,
"I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees,
and ask God for a cat.
And really, Pastor, you won't believe this...
but I saw it with my own eyes!
A kitten suddenly came flying out of blue sky,
with its paws spread out ...
and landed right in front of her!!

Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods.
Cats have never forgotten this.

Dogs come when they're called;
cats take a message and get back to you later.
Mary Bly

Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments,
but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.
Joseph Wood Krutch

Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel.
True, and they have many other fine qualities as well.
Missy Dizick

Cats seem to go on the principle that
it never does any harm to ask for what you want.
Joseph Wood Krutch

Thanks to the many sources and the teachers for this knowledge
and wisdom that is helping us on our journey.