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I was sent this & thought it was cute & worth passing on. ...Karen :)
Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take
comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence
did not extend to his kids.
After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam
and Eve. And the first thing God said to them was:
"Don't."
"Don't what?" Adam asked. "Don't eat the forbidden
fruit," said God.
"Forbidden fruit? Really? Where is it?" Adam and
Eve asked, jumping up and down excitedly.
"It's over there," said God, wondering why he hadn't
stopped after making the elephants.
A few minutes later, God saw the kids having an
apple break and He was very angry.
"Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" the First
Parent asked.
"Uh huh," Adam replied. "Then why did you do it?"
God asked exasperated.
"I dunno," Adam answered.
God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have
children of their own.
Thus, the pattern was set and it has never changed.
But, there is a reassurance in this story.
If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give
your children wisdom and they haven't taken it,
don't be so hard on yourself. If God had trouble
handling His children, what makes you think it
should be a piece of cake for you?
---By Bill Cosby
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