What The Devil Did In The First Seven Days

We know how very often we never fail to grasp at the opportunity to make comparisons. The world is such that we are always deciphering what is good and what is bad. We have a reached a point where even bad things can be counted as good. Our thoughts are so much cultivated by Western thinking of good and evil. In its Eastern equivalent, it is the yin and yang that is at play. The author of one of the Reader's Digest article found this intriguing and after giving a talk one morning to a classroom of children, he decided to put it to the test by getting the kids to give their understanding on the Bible story of Creation. The youngsters carefully balanced the roles of God and the Devil, and in the process managed to 'solve' a lot of the mysteries.

This is what was revealed.

In the Beginning, God created the heavens and the earth when the earth was without form and void. God made a circular light in the heavens, the Sun, and God saw that the light was good.

The Devil made a smaller light, rectangular in shape. He called it the TV, and he saw that the light was bad, very bad.

And God made springs to shoot out from the ground, giving pure, fresh water. And God saw that the water was good.

Well, the Devil invented fizzy drinks, and saw that the fizzy drinks were bad, very bad.

God then said, "Let the earth bring forth vegetables, and the herbs of the fields, that the children may grow up healthy". And so it was.

And the Devil said, "Let there be deep fried potatoes".

God commanded the waters to bring forth tens of thousands of varieties of fish, that they may provide sustenance for the children.

And the Devil arranged that the fish be smothered in batter, deep fried and served with deep-fried potatoes.

And God created the cattle and all sorts of animals and commanded, "Behold, I have given you every living creature that moveth; to you it shall be for meat".

The Devil showed how the meat could be minced and turned into burgers, and suggested that it be always served with deep fried potatoes.

The God rested on the seventh day and asked that His children rest too, and to use the day to contemplate the wonders of creation.

And the Devil created the all-day brunch, cartoon TV channels, and Sunday newspapers filled with celebrity gossips, that the minds of the children be filled with rubbish and their bodies filled with yet more deep-fried potatoes.

Now God said to the boy, "Take the girl, go forth and multiply. And of your seed, I shall make a great nation, as numberless as the stars of the heavens".

And the Devil invented the computer. The boy parted with the girl and instead cleave to the computer.

God pointed out to the girl that He had made her with many attractive blandishments which she could use whenever the boy was away from the computer.

And the Devil invented the Nintendo DS Lite and PSP so that the boy will be able to take the computer games with him wherever he goes.

Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the animals that God had created. And the Devil enter into the serpent and cause it to say to the girl and the boy. The tree that God told you not to touch, I say unto you, if you eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, your eyes will be opened and you shall be gods.

The boy and girl looked at the serpent and said unto him; "No thanks. We do not like fruits. But do you have any deep-fried potatoes?

And here endeth today's scripture reading. Amen.