Once Upon a Time in a Far-Away Land...

Ladies and Gentleman,

Come one, Come all…
While I tell you a tale, you are longing to hear,
Gather around and incline your ear…

Once upon a time, in a far-away land,

There lived in a garden a woman and a man.
The man’s name was Adam & the woman was Eve,
Once you hear the story, you are sure to believe…

They lived in a beautiful garden made by God,

And in the middle of the garden was something a little odd;
Placed there by the Creator, there were standing two trees—
Both were so beautiful, it would bring you to your knees…

Some say this was awful,

Others say it was mean;
But I personally believe that God was rather keen…

He spoke to Adam & gave him a command,

“On the Tree of Good & Evil, do not lay a hand…”

And of course, it’s no shocker—you know how the story goes…

Of which of the two trees, do you think Adam chose?

Did he choose the Tree of Life that he was allowed freely to eat?

Or at the prompting of his wife, did he fall into deceit?

We all know the story of how Adam fell;

It is a story that we all should know very well.

“I will be like God,” he said in his heart.

And from that very day, the world began to fall apart.

Now all us humans, point the blame back to Adam & to Eve,

But truly in our hearts, we all choose the same of those two trees.

“Why did God give us two trees,” you ask?

“Because He wanted us to surely fail this task?”

No, is the answer; it’s because He gave us a choice,

Always in the matter, Love has a voice.
God always lets us choose between the two trees,
And truly, we should learn from Adam & from Eve.