God's A Car Salesman

"We walked for some time, and grew to know each other, as best as we'd allow. These are some of the high points. They lack continuity. I don't apologize. I merely pointed it out, adding with some truth, I feel, that most liaisons lack continuity. We find ourselves in odd places at various times, and for a brief span we link our lives to others and then, our time elapsed, we move apart. Through a haze of pain occasionally, usually through a veil of memory that clings, then passes, sometimes as though we have never touched." ~Harlan Ellison

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I saw God the other day at a car dealership. He was standing in front of a brand new, silver Porsche 911.

“Here,” he says and he hands me the keys, “Take it for a ride. See if you like it.”

So I do, and of course I like it, it's the best damn car I've ever driven. Then he tells me maybe I can keep it.

“Try it out for a few weeks,” he says, “Let me know what you think.”

A few weeks pass and I see God again.

“So, how do you like the car?” he asks me.

“Are you kidding? I love it! I could go on about it for days! Thank you so much!”

“Good. Good,” he says, “Now, I need the keys back.”

“Huh?” I say completely dumbfounded.

“The keys. I need the keys back. That one's not for you.”

“Well, which one is?” I stutter.

“Eh, I don't know yet. Why don't you walk for now?”

And, as I'm walking away with my head bowed and my dreams crushed, I see a man walk up to God. God hands this man the keys to my car and the guy drives off, peeling out of the parking lot.

And my car is gone...