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This was sent in by Tim Strafford
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
look 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 and the Antarctica in the South will be
very cold. Over there I've
placed a continent of white people and over there is
a continent of black
people." God continued pointing to different
countries.
"This one 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 large area and
asked, "What's that one?"
"Ah," said God, "That's the SOUTH, the most
glorious place on Earth.
There are beautiful mountains, lakes, rivers,
streams, and an exquisite
coastline. The people from there are going to be
modest, intelligent, and
humorous, and they're going to be found traveling
the world. They'll be
extremely sociable, hardworking, and high-achieving,
and they will be known
throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of
peace. A truly great
people."
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but
then proclaimed, "What
about balance, God? You said there will be
BALANCE."
God replied wisely, " 'Wait until you see the
loudmouth, obnoxious people
I'm putting north of them."