Who Said That?
Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 09:29PM 
"One of the lessons I learned from the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden
of Eden is that our first ancestors chose to be human rather than to live
forever. They chose a sense of morality, a `knowledge of good and evil,' rather
than immortality. They spurned the Tree of Life, which would have given them
eternal life, in favor of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which gave
them a conscience. As compensation, God gave humans, who now shared with Him the
ability to know good from evil, the gift of His own divine power to create new
life. We cheat death, not by living forever, but by bearing, raising, and
educating children to keep our souls, our values, and even our names alive. One
generation, scarred and often embittered by experience, gives way to another,
born in innocence and hope. Like the good shepherd He is, God shows His love for
us by enabling us to create new life."
Leave your guess in the comments section below. Please no google searches or cheating. The whole point is to guess, not look up the answer!
Kim Riddlebarger
This quote is taken from Rabbi Harold Kushner's book, The Lord Is My Shepherd, (p. 23). Theological liberals sound pretty much alike, whether they be Protestant, Roman Catholic, or Jewish.
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