Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God was missing for six days.
Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him resting on the seventh
day.
He inquires of God, "Where have you been?"
God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downward
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 the earth, "For example,
Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while Africa is
going to be poor. The Middle East over there will be a hot spot," God
continued, pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely
hot while this one will be very cold and covered with ice."
The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a large land
mass with oceans as it borders and said, "What's that one?"
"Ah," said God, "that's Florida, the most glorious place on earth. There
are beautiful beaches, rivers, lakes and climate. The people from
Florida are going to be modest, intelligent, and humorous, and they are
going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable,
hardworking and high achieving people and they will be known throughout
the world as diplomats and carriers of peace."
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then exclaimed, "What about
balance, God? You said there would be balance! Everyone and everything
seems so totally perfect in this place you call Florida!"
God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I'm sending down from
the North every winter!"
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