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| The Tao of Bob | |
| By Emmuttmax | ||||||||||||
| 11 June 2008 | ||||||||||||
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A semi-religious conversation with my dog.
The Tao of Bob
Ever since the Roxie’s, Pathetic Bob has been a little subdued and not his usual bad-assed self. I haven't tried to intrude, preferring to lay back and wait for him to come to me with any questions he might have. This morning, he did. Bob walked into my office to his usual position on the left side of my desk chair. He looked at me and said, "Hey Mike, what's up?" "Not much," Bob," I answered, "I'm just surfing the net for something that might inspire me to write. What's up with you?" He was quiet for a moment, and then he said, "Well, I was watching TV the other day when you went shopping, and there were some people talking about someone named God. I didn't understand that much of it, but I got the idea that this God person is like the leader of the pack, you know the alpha dog." Now, for me, the God of the Bible or Koran doesn't exist, but I felt it would be unfair to push my beliefs on Bob, so I said, "Well, Bob, many people believe there is an all-powerful God who lives somewhere in the sky; he or she is invisible and this God loves all the people and wants them to be good to each other." "Does he love dogs, too?" "I’m sure he does." "How about cats?" "Cats too." "Really?" said Bob with mild surprise. "How about you, Bob," I asked, "Do dogs have a God they worship?" Bob thought for a minute and said, "Back when all canines were wolves, they didn't worship anyone, but they did have philosophical belief system called 'Yap,' which was much like philosophical Taosim." It was my turn to say, "Really." Then I added, "What about modern-day dogs? Do they have a God to worship?" "Well, once man domesticated wolves and started cross breeding these animals into canines, most of the species began worshipping Man. They became Man's best friend. But I gotta tell you Mike, over the last century or so, a lot of dogs have been reverting back to Yap." "Why's that," I asked. "Jeez, Em, take a look around you. Wars, hunger, homlessness, lack of medical care, I could go on, but I think you get the point. I mean, come on, would you really want to worship a species that can't take care of its own basic needs?" I was taken aback by Bob's astuteness. "Uh...you sure have a good point there Bob. I hope you know that I’ve never wanted you to worship me." "Oh, don't worry about that, I don't. But, I do love you very much." "You know, Bob, sometimes you truly amaze me. I love you too." "Yeah, I know," said Bob, It was then I saw a gleam in his eye. ""Hey Mike," he said, “you know you should really be worshipping me. I'm up for some burnt offerings, and I love sacrificial lamb." "Uh, no Bob...I don't think so." "Think again Lemur breath, just spell God backwards. I'll be over by the burning bush with the squirrels, call me when the lamb is ready." (c) 2008
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