| It seems that God received a delegation of animals complaining of their lot. They were an elephant, a giraffe, and a hen. The elephant complained, "Lord, I HATE THIS TRUNK YOU have given me. It gets in the way, and makes me look like a fool!" The Lord said, "Don`t complain. It lets you pick up food, drink water, etc. without getting wet!" Next the giraffe complained, "Lord, I HATE THIS LONG NECK! It makes me top heavy, I get terrible neck pains, and people laugh at me!" The Lord said, "Don`t complain. It lets you pick the best fruit and leaves from the high branches, and allows you to see a distance." The hen spoke up, "Lord, I don`t want to complain, but either let me have a bigger hole or smaller eggs." |