“IhavealmostfottenthatyournameusedtobeEve.ItwasKingDimitriwhogaveyouthenewnameofImagination.Ahyes,IhaveeveirelyfottenmyinalnameofAdam,whigDimitrigedtoCreativity.”ThebeautifulyoungwomancalledEveimmediatelymadeasignforsileoherpanion,saying
“Sh-sh-sh!Don’ttalksoloudly!HaveyottenthatthereasonwearebackhereattheGardenofEdenistogetaasteoftheforbiddenfruit?Thefvorofthatapplesosweetandfragrantoncesavoredisunfettable.Ifyouughandtalkwithoutrestrain,youmightattracttheattentionofJehovahandtheresultwouldbeacatastrophe.Ifyouangerhim,thepunishmentthistimemaynotbesosimpleasbeingdrivenoutoftheGardenofEden.”Thetwoofthemstoppedbeforeanappletree.Adamsaid,
“Ithinkthatserpentwillshowitselfprettysoonandtrytoeotakeabiteoftheforbiddenfruit.”Eveblushedslightlyandanswered,
“Actuallytheserpent’stemptationwasnotnecessary.Ihadlongbeencuriousabouttheappleandwaasteit.IfnotforJehovah’sordersandfearofhisreprisalIwouldhavepickedoasteditlongbefore.Butitwasboundtohappensooer,I’mafraid.Theserpent’stemptationonlyprecipitatedtheact.Thefvorwasreallyunfettable.Isn’tthepurposeofourvisitheretogetaasteoftheforbiddenfruit?”Sayingso,Evejumpedhighandpluckedajuicyredapplefromthetree.Shetookabiteofthechyfruitandclosedhereyesiasyasshesavoreditsunparalleledtaste.SheheldtheappletoAdam,whoalsotookabiteandsmackedhislipsatthewonderfulfvor.
“TheserpentthattemptedyoutobreakJehovah’swbyeatingtheforbiddenfruitwasreallythedevil”hesaid.“ThusweincurredthewrathofGodandweredrivenoutoftheGardenofEden.ButtheforbiddenfruitwasalsocalledtheFruitofKnowledge.WhyshouldJehovahbesoangrythatweateit?epunishedsoseverelyforeatingthefruitofknowledge?Whatisthelogievitabilityofthis?”ImaginatioCreativity,saying,
“Isn’tthatperfectlyclear?JehovahcreatedMan,whointuredtheirownbrilliantcivilizationsolustrousandbrilliantthateventheCreatorhimselfwasstunnedandastohathiscreaturescouldachievesuchdistinguishedandillustriousresults.ButJehovahinhisomnisewthatmanwouldnotbeabletousethisknowledgewiselyandthattheymayevenmisuseandmisdirectittotheirdetriment.LookatwhatishappeningintheworldtodayandyouknowHeisright.Globalwarming,therisingofsealevels,drasticclimategesetc.areallsignsthatDoomsdayisontheway.”
“Yes,yht”noddedCreativity.“Butacctoyourtheory,weopehefloodgatesofhumancivilizatioingthisfirstapple.Nowthatwehaveeatenthesedone,doyouthinkcivilizationwillsurgeforwardevenmorerapidlythanbefore?”
“No,no,no”repliedImagination“Idohatatall.IthinkManshouldstoptoreflect,thinkthingsover,dosomehoselfintrospeanddecidewhateptotake.Civilizationwillressing.Asyousaid,likeabrakelesscar,oheearteditwillop.Onlywhenthegasinitstankisallusedupwillitslowdown.Man’sbrainwilleither.ButIhopemanwillgethedireoftheirpursuitsfromunlimitedexpansiontomoreintroversiveones,suchasseargintothedepthoftheirownsouls.”
“Seargintothedepthoftheirownsouls…?”questionedCreativity.“Idon’tuandwhatyoumean…”
“What’ssohardtouandaboutthat?”smiledImagination.“It’sverysimple.IhofKingDimitri’sheart,thereisapiedcalledKingdomofDreams.Itisanareaofinfinitepossibilities.Don’tyouthinkitisworthwhileformantovisitthereahemselves...?ActuallyIcametotheseclusionsonlyafteralotofinternalstruggle.Willmanbringtheirmoderncuttieologythere?KingDimitri’sKingdomisthestexistingpieceinsoiluntouchedbycivilization.Ifmahereanddugandexcavatedindiscrimiheywouldhavedestroyede.Wherearewetofindaouchedpieceinsoiltostayin?Whatshallwedothen?”Suddenlyafewwhitecloudsgraduallymovedtowardseachothertoformthefigureofamanandrumblesofthunderwereheard.Creativitybecamefrightenedashelookedtowardstheskyandsaid,
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