BALANCE

>> > 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, but
>>cold
>> > and harsh
>> > while southern Europe is going to be poor but sunny and
>>pleasant."
>> >
>> > "I have made some lands abundant in water and other lands
>>parched
>> > deserts."
>> >
>> > "This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very
>>cold and
>> > covered in ice."
>> >
>> > The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a group
>>of
>>islands
>> > and said, "What's are those?"
>> >
>> > "Ah," said God. "That's the Philippines, the most glorious place
>>on
>>earth.
>> > There are beautiful beaches, rivers, mountains and forests. The
>>people
>> > from the Philippines are going to be handsome, modest,
>>intelligent
>>and
>> > humorous and they are going to be found travelling the world.
>>They
>>will
>> > be extremely sociable, hardworking and high achieving, and they
>>will
>>be
>> > known throughout the world as carriers of peace and love."
>> >
>> > Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed,
>>"What
>>about
>> > balance, God? You said there would be balance."
>> >
>> > God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I put in the
>> > government."