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It's not often you receive such wisdom in a short email.
>
> On the fifth day, God said, "Let the land produce living creatures
> according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the
> ground, and wild animals."
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> God created the cow and said, "You must go into the field with the
> farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves, and give
> milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life
> span of sixty years."
>
> The cow said: "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for
> sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"
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> So God agreed.
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> God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house
> and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give
> you a life span of twenty years."
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> The dog said: "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten
> years and I'll give you back the other ten like the cow did?"
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> And God agreed.
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> Then God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks,
> and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."
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> The monkey said: "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long
> time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"
>
> And God agreed again.
>
> Then God said, "Let us make man in our image...." And He said to Adam,
> "Eat, sleep, play, marry, and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you
> twenty years."
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> But Adam said: "Only twenty years? I'll never even figure out Eve in
> that time! Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow
> gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave
> back; that makes eighty, okay?"
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> "Okay," said God, "It shall be as you've asked."
>
> So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, and
> enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to
> support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to
> entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the
> front porch and bark at everyone.
David Owens
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