Creation
I wrote this like...in freshman year. I like it. :D
Left public temporarily for those who don't have El-Jays. ;)
“And you, you suppose we just dropped out of the heavens?”
“That’s right.”
“But why?”
“Why? Well, it’s quite simple really. And it explains my theory on how religion is original sin.”
“But Eve…”
“Eve was just another pretty face, I’ll give you that. But she didn’t start sin. God started sin. In which case God is the root, the very seed, in fact, of original sin…”
***
Adam was tall, muscular, handsome, and blond. Eve was beautiful; dark-eyed, dark-haired, and pale-skinned. When the upper heavens coughed them up onto the earth, they landed in the Garden of Eden.
For their first week of existence, they roamed around with no purpose, almost unaware of what they were doing. They wandered through flowerbeds of every shape and size.
The second week, they discovered the Tree of Life, in the very center of the Garden of Eden. They marveled in its beauty and lay in the shade of its willowy branches.
Meanwhile, in the upper heavens, God consulted his loyal Snake…
“I should think that you would be the best to go.”
“But why now? Why not later?”
“Because, you foolish thing, they are too naïve to know any better. Do you not see my genius?”
“No, my Lord, no.” The Snake listened eagerly.
“Stealth, my good Snake, stealth. You hide among the branches of the Tree of Life. You lure them there. You offer them the fruit. Do you not see my brilliance now? No? Willpower, dear Snake, willpower. It is brilliant, no?”
“Yes, my Lord, brilliance,” the Snake breathed.
“Now go! Lure them there, do everything and anything you see fit. Hurry! I wait to see if my test succeeds or fails…”
And the Snake slithered through the parallel that divided the upper heavens and the earth. Silently, he lay in wait…
Eve meandered through the flower patches that dotted the ground around the Tree of Life, her long golden gown trailing behind her. Her rich brown waves fell loose around her shoulders, great puddles of shiny strands. The Snake saw her turn toward the Tree and seized his chance. He weaved his way out from under the leaves and fruits and began to speak.
“You are alone,” he said, speaking the first words that entered his head. Eve spun wildly, looking for the source of the voice.
“Over here.” Her empty gaze turned to the tree. She pushed aside several branches and came face-to-face with the slit-eyed Snake.
“I am a Snake, sent from the upper heavens to greet you. Come, relax in the shade. Drink of the water of the Sinful Pool. Eat of the Fruit of the Tree of Life.” Smiling innocently, the Snake held out with his tail a great shining piece of Fruit. Eve, interested, stared at it. The branches of the Tree were reflected in the beads of moisture that clung desperately to the fruit. Eve extended one long, perfectly crafted arm to take the Fruit.
“That’s it, that’s it,” the Snake hissed.
“Excuse me? What did you say?” said Eve, her gaze pulled from the Fruit to the snake’s eye-slits.
“Forgive me. Go on, take a bite. It’s delicious.” The Snake leered at Eve as her long, pretty fingers once again extended to take the Fruit. This time she grasped it, firmly, as though she would like nothing better than to hold on forever. She stared at it in rapture. Finally, she locked eyes with the Snake. He urged her on. She raised the Fruit to her lips.
From the moment the first drop of moist, rich pulp and juice touched her tongue, she was no longer innocent. The Snake looked on in horror as she proceeded to eat the entire Fruit. Grinning from ear to ear, she stood, casually letting one sleeve of the gold gown slip suggestively off her shoulders. She strode off into the distance, singing a song with unintelligible words.
Adam had taken to wandering around the Pool of Innocence, often trailing his hands in it, even bathing in it when it was particularly warm. This day, he had sat by the water’s edge, dangling his feet in it. When he returned to the Hollow, he found Eve waiting for him, temptation sitting there with her legs spread wide in welcome. He succumbed to her, melting into her smooth, soft skin. She urged him onward, pushing him further. God gazed down upon them, his trusted Snake at his side.
“You have done your job, my good Snake. I thank you.”
“Thank me? But they’re…”
“Exactly. You are too much of a simpleton to understand me now, but someday you will. I promise you that.”
“I…I…” The Snake fell silent, beyond speech.
“Of course, you could urge them along a bit more…”
“Goodness no!” yelped the Snake. With that, he slithered off as quickly as he could. God laughed, his booming chuckle resounding throughout the upper heavens.
***
“So that’s your idea of original sin?”
“Yes. Have you a problem with it?”
“Well, it’s just…it’s just so…farfetched. You don’t actually expect people to believe you?”
“Of course I do. After all, religion is the root of all evil, is it not?”
“You will find that people will tend to disagree with you.”
“Well, that’s just their problem, isn’t it?”
Left public temporarily for those who don't have El-Jays. ;)
“And you, you suppose we just dropped out of the heavens?”
“That’s right.”
“But why?”
“Why? Well, it’s quite simple really. And it explains my theory on how religion is original sin.”
“But Eve…”
“Eve was just another pretty face, I’ll give you that. But she didn’t start sin. God started sin. In which case God is the root, the very seed, in fact, of original sin…”
***
Adam was tall, muscular, handsome, and blond. Eve was beautiful; dark-eyed, dark-haired, and pale-skinned. When the upper heavens coughed them up onto the earth, they landed in the Garden of Eden.
For their first week of existence, they roamed around with no purpose, almost unaware of what they were doing. They wandered through flowerbeds of every shape and size.
The second week, they discovered the Tree of Life, in the very center of the Garden of Eden. They marveled in its beauty and lay in the shade of its willowy branches.
Meanwhile, in the upper heavens, God consulted his loyal Snake…
“I should think that you would be the best to go.”
“But why now? Why not later?”
“Because, you foolish thing, they are too naïve to know any better. Do you not see my genius?”
“No, my Lord, no.” The Snake listened eagerly.
“Stealth, my good Snake, stealth. You hide among the branches of the Tree of Life. You lure them there. You offer them the fruit. Do you not see my brilliance now? No? Willpower, dear Snake, willpower. It is brilliant, no?”
“Yes, my Lord, brilliance,” the Snake breathed.
“Now go! Lure them there, do everything and anything you see fit. Hurry! I wait to see if my test succeeds or fails…”
And the Snake slithered through the parallel that divided the upper heavens and the earth. Silently, he lay in wait…
Eve meandered through the flower patches that dotted the ground around the Tree of Life, her long golden gown trailing behind her. Her rich brown waves fell loose around her shoulders, great puddles of shiny strands. The Snake saw her turn toward the Tree and seized his chance. He weaved his way out from under the leaves and fruits and began to speak.
“You are alone,” he said, speaking the first words that entered his head. Eve spun wildly, looking for the source of the voice.
“Over here.” Her empty gaze turned to the tree. She pushed aside several branches and came face-to-face with the slit-eyed Snake.
“I am a Snake, sent from the upper heavens to greet you. Come, relax in the shade. Drink of the water of the Sinful Pool. Eat of the Fruit of the Tree of Life.” Smiling innocently, the Snake held out with his tail a great shining piece of Fruit. Eve, interested, stared at it. The branches of the Tree were reflected in the beads of moisture that clung desperately to the fruit. Eve extended one long, perfectly crafted arm to take the Fruit.
“That’s it, that’s it,” the Snake hissed.
“Excuse me? What did you say?” said Eve, her gaze pulled from the Fruit to the snake’s eye-slits.
“Forgive me. Go on, take a bite. It’s delicious.” The Snake leered at Eve as her long, pretty fingers once again extended to take the Fruit. This time she grasped it, firmly, as though she would like nothing better than to hold on forever. She stared at it in rapture. Finally, she locked eyes with the Snake. He urged her on. She raised the Fruit to her lips.
From the moment the first drop of moist, rich pulp and juice touched her tongue, she was no longer innocent. The Snake looked on in horror as she proceeded to eat the entire Fruit. Grinning from ear to ear, she stood, casually letting one sleeve of the gold gown slip suggestively off her shoulders. She strode off into the distance, singing a song with unintelligible words.
Adam had taken to wandering around the Pool of Innocence, often trailing his hands in it, even bathing in it when it was particularly warm. This day, he had sat by the water’s edge, dangling his feet in it. When he returned to the Hollow, he found Eve waiting for him, temptation sitting there with her legs spread wide in welcome. He succumbed to her, melting into her smooth, soft skin. She urged him onward, pushing him further. God gazed down upon them, his trusted Snake at his side.
“You have done your job, my good Snake. I thank you.”
“Thank me? But they’re…”
“Exactly. You are too much of a simpleton to understand me now, but someday you will. I promise you that.”
“I…I…” The Snake fell silent, beyond speech.
“Of course, you could urge them along a bit more…”
“Goodness no!” yelped the Snake. With that, he slithered off as quickly as he could. God laughed, his booming chuckle resounding throughout the upper heavens.
***
“So that’s your idea of original sin?”
“Yes. Have you a problem with it?”
“Well, it’s just…it’s just so…farfetched. You don’t actually expect people to believe you?”
“Of course I do. After all, religion is the root of all evil, is it not?”
“You will find that people will tend to disagree with you.”
“Well, that’s just their problem, isn’t it?”