The Creation Of Pets

"...And God said, 'I will create for you a companion who will be with you forever, and who will be a reflection of My love for you, so that you will know I love you even when you cannot see Me. Regardless of how selfish and childish and unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you even 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, and he wagged his tail.'

"...And Adam said, 'But, Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Garden, and I cannot think of a name for this new animal.'

"...And God said, "Because I have created this new animal to be a reflection of My love for you, it's name will be a reflection of My own name, and you
will call him Dog.'

"...And Dog lived with Adam and was a companion to him and loved him. And Adam was comforted. And GOD was pleased. And Dog was content
and he wagged his tail.'

"...After awhile, it came to pass that Adam's guardian angel came to the Lord and said, 'Lord, Adam has become filled with pride; he struts and preens like a peacock and believes himself worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught him that he is loved, but no one has taught him humility.'

"...And the Lord said, 'I will create for him a companion who will be with him forever and who will let him see himself as he is. The companion will remind him of his limitations, so he will know that he is
not 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.'