The Perpetual Duel Between Good and Evil
November 30, 2008 by Patrick Madrid
Filed under Patrick's Blog
Nancy shared this with me me awhile back (the story, not the burger). True, it is a non-canonical, apocryphal account, but it does contain some useful insights:
God populated the earth with vegetables of all kinds, so that Man would live a long and healthy life.
And Satan created the 99-cent double cheeseburger. And Satan said to Man, “Want fries with that?”
And Man said, “Supersize them!” And Man gained pounds.
And God created healthful yogurt. And Satan froze the yogurt and brought forth refined sugar, chocolate, nuts, and brightly colored candy to put on top. And Man gained more pounds.
And behold, God brought forth running shoes. And Man, seeing what the Lord had wrought, repented of his folly and resolved to lose those extra pounds.
And lo, Satan then brought forth cable TV, remote control, and potato chips. And Man clutched his remote control and ate his chips. Satan saw this and said, “It is good.”
And verily it came to pass that Man went into cardiac arrest. And God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.
And Satan created HMOs . . .
