Apr 21, 2006 21:58
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 inquired of God, "Where have you been?"
God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards
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 earth, "For example,
Northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while
southern Europe is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be
a hot spot.
Over here I've placed a continent of white people, over there is a
continent of black people, and over there a continent of yellow people,"
God continued, pointing to different areas "This section will be
extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered in
ice."
The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a small land
mass and water and said, "What's that one?"
"Ah," said God. "That's Rhode Island, small, but the most glorious place
on earth. You'll notice that it is made in the fashion of my hand, the
Hand of God. There are beautiful lakes, rivers, sunsets, and rolling
hills.
The people from Rhode Island are going to be modest, intelligent, and
humorous and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will
be extremely sociable, hard working and high achieving, and they will be
known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace."
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about
balance, God? You said there would be balance!"
God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I'm putting around
them in Connecticut and Massachusetts ."
Only someone who has grown up in Rhode Island would forward this e-mail
btw i need to change my layout on LJ. hmm. im not sure what im going to change it to but its on my to-do list. lol
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