When God was creating mothers, He was
into His sixth day of "overtime" when an angel appeared and said,
"You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."
And God said, "Have
you read the specifications on this order? She has to be completely washable,
but not plastic. Have 180 moveable parts....all replaceable. Run on black
coffee and leftovers. Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss
that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair. And,
six pairs of hands." The angel shook her head slowly and said "Six
pairs of hands....no way."
"It's not the hands
that are causing me problems," said God, "It's the three pairs of
eyes that mothers have to have."
"That's on the
standard model?" asked the angel.
God nodded. "One pair
that sees through closed doors when she asks, 'What are you kids doing in
there?' when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees
what she shouldn't but what she has to know, and of course, the ones here in
front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say, 'I understand and I
love you', without so much as uttering a word."
"You should scrap it
and start over." said the angel.
"I can't," said God, "I'm so close to creating something so
close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick...can
feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger...and can get a nine-year-old
to stand under a shower."
The angel circled the model
of a mother very slowly. "It's too soft," she sighed.
"But tough," said
God excitedly. "You cannot imagine what this mother can do or
endure."
"Can it think?"
asked the angel.
"Not only think, but
it can reason and compromise." said the Creator.
Finally, the angel bent
over and ran her finger across the cheek. "There's a leak!" she
pronounced. "I told you you're trying too put too much into this
model."
"It's not a leak"
said God "it's a tear."
"What's it for?"
asked the angel.
"It's for joy,
sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness, and pride."
"You are a
genius!" said the angel.
God looked
somber....."I didn't put it there."
(Author Unknown)
