I got this via email from a friend that lives in NJ. M
Then God Made New Jersey... > > > > > > > > > >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 > > > > >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 Gods work, then > pointed to a large land > > mass > > > > >and > > > > > > > > > >said "What's that one?" > > > > > > > > > >"Ah," said God. "That's New Jersey, the most > glorious place on Earth. > > > > >There > > > > > > > > > >are beautiful lakes, rivers, streams, and > mountains. The people from > > New > > > > >Jersey 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." > > > > > > > > > >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 > loudmouthed bastards I'm > > > > >putting > > > > > > > > > >next to them in New York." > > > > > > > > > > > > > |