Post by silvercrow on Mar 26, 2009 6:04:36 GMT -5
When God was making Scotland – Jesus was sitting beside him, watching the great architect at
work and asking questions, as children do.
"What are you doing now daddy?"
"I’m creating Scotland"
"What sort of place is that daddy?"
"It’s a beautiful country with blue hills (called The Cairngorms) clear deep Lakes, (called lochs)
silver rivers, beautiful beaches and sea shores with Sand Dunes (called Links) and necklaces of
islands to break the waves. This is the very best country that I’ve ever created my son!"
"And what are you doing now daddy?"
"Well son, I’m creating deer to roam the hills & mountains for the people to hunt and eat as
venison, and I will create golden salmon for the people to catch and eat as one of the world’s
greatest delicacies - smoked salmon. Here they will discover wild barley and I will give the people
inspiration to malt the barley and distillery a fine drink call Whisky (Uisge beatha – the water of life)
and they will have the intellect to invent a game called Golf to play on the links overlooking the
sea."
"But daddy, daddy! everyone will want to live there!"
"No son, no son!Wait until you see the neighbours!"
work and asking questions, as children do.
"What are you doing now daddy?"
"I’m creating Scotland"
"What sort of place is that daddy?"
"It’s a beautiful country with blue hills (called The Cairngorms) clear deep Lakes, (called lochs)
silver rivers, beautiful beaches and sea shores with Sand Dunes (called Links) and necklaces of
islands to break the waves. This is the very best country that I’ve ever created my son!"
"And what are you doing now daddy?"
"Well son, I’m creating deer to roam the hills & mountains for the people to hunt and eat as
venison, and I will create golden salmon for the people to catch and eat as one of the world’s
greatest delicacies - smoked salmon. Here they will discover wild barley and I will give the people
inspiration to malt the barley and distillery a fine drink call Whisky (Uisge beatha – the water of life)
and they will have the intellect to invent a game called Golf to play on the links overlooking the
sea."
"But daddy, daddy! everyone will want to live there!"
"No son, no son!Wait until you see the neighbours!"
