Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第156/327页)

ogettowherewearetoday,soIfeelweshouldgobacktothetimebeforecivilizationbegan,tothatinalstartingpointandsiderandpnhowthedevelopmentofhumancivilizationshouldgo.”Creativity’seyeswerefullofdoubtandperplexity,hemurmured,

    “Manshouldgobacktothetimebeforehumancivilizationbegan,tothatinalstartingpoint…Isn’tthatsaying…thatweshouldgobacktotheGardenofEden?ButmanhadbeendrivenoutoftheGardenbyJehovah,howwegoback?”Imaginationaivityaretwogeniiwhohideintheair.Theirversationarelikeairunigwithair,nooneelsehearorbeawareoftheirexistence.

    Itwasalovelyearlyminspring.Thedawnfoghadyettofullyrecede,butinthergegardenluxurianttreesandbusheswerelushwithemeraldgreenleaves.Myriadsofcolorfunduniqueflowerswhichgrewonbothsidesofthewindinggardenpath,tossedtheirheadsinthelightspringbreezeasifvyingforattention.Amanandawomancouldbeseenstrollingdownthegardenpathughingandchattingandearerandheywerehedaytheywerecreated.Themansuddenlyughedheartilyandsaid,

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    “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.Lookatwhatishappeninginthewor