The Four Angels

It's Thursday today - so naturally I am humming the song that's been stuck in my head for a while, smiling at everyone as I pass by them, skip a little while I walk back and forth from the printer or filing cabinet and any moment now I feel like if I break into a song and dance routine, everyone in the office will join me! The positive mood is contagious; and all this is because its Thursday. Feels almost heavenly (I am also in a mood to exaggerate apparently). Heaven. Actually, we would all be in the REAL heaven if Kipling's version of Adam and the apple was true:

As Adam lay a-dreaming beneath the Apple Tree
The Angel of the Earth came down, and offered Earth in fee;
    But Adam did not need it,
    Nor the plough he would not speed it,
 Singing: --"Earth and Water, Air and Fire,
    What more can mortal man desire?"
        

As Adam lay a-dreaming beneath the Apple Tree
The Angel of the Waters offered all the Seas in fee;
    But Adam would not take 'em,
    Nor the ships he wouldn't make 'em,
 Singing:--"Water, Earth and Air and Fire,
    What more can mortal man desire? "
       

As Adam lay a-dreaming beneath the Apple Tree
The Angel of the Air he offered all the Air in fee;
     But Adam did not crave it,
     Nor the flight he wouldn't brave it,
 Singing: --"Air and Water, Earth and Fire,
     What more can mortal man desire?"
       

As Adam lay a-dreaming beneath the Apple Tree
The Angel of the Fire rose up and not a word said he;
     But he wished a flame and made it,
     And in Adam's heart he laid it,
  Singing: --"Fire, Fire, burning Fire!
     Stand up, and reach your heart's desire!"
      

As Adam was a-working outside of Eden-Wall,
He used the Earth, he used the Seas, he used the Air and all;
     Till out of black disaster
     He arose to be a master
      Of Earth and Water, Air and Fire,
      But never reached his heart's desire! 

So us being sent to this world is all Eve's fault (clearly she's missing in this poem!)?

Oh well, this world isn't all that bad! I bet heaven doesn't have Ice Choc from Elephant house (you will not understand the high importance of Ice Choc if you or you parents have not lived in Sri Lanka as children)!! Seriously though, it's interesting to see a story that we have been told since we were children in such a different light. Wouldn't it be much more interesting if we try to turn things in the world that have a negative shadow into a more positive light? Think about it (while enjoying an Ice Choc).

 Source: http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/four_angels.html