Adapted from the sickeningly sweet versions written by morons bad writers.
A man / woman / person / cognitive-being was walking / ambling along the beach with the Lord Almighty. This was not in the Caribbean – this is west coast Canada, Pacific beauty. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life not in any way like fiery airplane explosions. If you’re walking along the beach with Him, this wouldn’t surprise you either. For each scene he / she / it / Om noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to Him.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. Somehow, these floating sky scenes corresponded to the linear march across the foggy sands. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. (This is a mystical beach where the ocean could not have washed any of the footprints away.) He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
Now, His feet just happen to be the same size as his, with the same number of toes, too. The natural assumption, is that He ignored us when the going got tough. This is a typical assumption lumped on the Almighty during times of strife. The thought of being abandoned by Him when he was needed the most was intolerable. And so, with the proper deference and humility, he asked “Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you’d walk with me all the way?”
The Lord replied: “My son / daughter / child / Om, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, it was then that I carried you.”
Now what author first had the inspiration to write this? Was this designed from faith or to inspire it. It reeks of monotheistic propaganda – the Hen-to-chick God-to-me relationship that only covers a portion of the real story. And yet it holds an the power of an assumption laid to rest through unconditional love.
Professor Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University, tries to correlate IQ correlates to faith in God – saying that many more members of the “intellectual elite” considered themselves atheists than the national average. Although I doubt it possible to establish a causal relationship (that would be pretty arrogant anyway) is it safe to assume that the IQ in question was closer to the national average? Somehow this sand-walker was able to talk directly to God (“…Lord, you said…”) but wasn’t aware enough throughout his journey to realize when He was helping out. It’s nice to know / believe that He’ll be around to carry you – but wouldn’t it be nice to know / believe it at the time?