God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him resting on the seventh day.
He inquired, “Where have you been?”
God smiled deeply and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, “Look, Michael. Look what I’ve made.”
Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, “What is it?”
“It’s a planet,” replied God. “And I’ve put life on it. I’m going to call it Earth and it’s going to be a place to test ‘balance’.”
“Balance?” asked Michael, “I’m still confused.”
God explained, pointing to different parts of Earth.
“For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while southern Europe is going to be poor,” said God. “Over here I’ve placed a continent of white people, and over there is a continent of black people. See, balance in all things…”
God continued pointing to different countries.
“This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice.”
The archangel, impressed by God’s work, then pointed to a land area and said, “What’s that one?
“That’s the Sunshine Coast in Australia. It’s the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful trees and gardens, a beautiful river, and days filled with sunshine. The people from the Sunshine Coast are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent, and humorous, and they are going to travel the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking, high achieving, carriers of peace, and producers of good things.”
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then asked, “But what about balance, God? You said there would be balance.”
God smiled, “I will create Canberra, wait ‘til you see the idiots I’ll put there.”
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