Joke and pondering

I heard a joke the other day that went like this:


A little girl walked up to her mother and asked her where she came from. Her mother responded that a long time ago God made Adam and Eve and that those two people had children and their children had children and so on and so forth all the way down to her. The little girl smiled and said ok and walked off. She then went to her father and asked the same question, her father told her that the monkeys from many years ago had evolved to be more man like until eventually they became man and that is where she came from. The little girl said ok and walked away. She went back to her mother and said that she was confused. That mom had said one thing and dad had said another. Her mother responded with a laugh, I can explain honey. I told you where my family came from and your father told you where his is from.


Now that joke made me laugh but it also made me think. I think it is important to have mutual beliefs and standards so that when your children ask you an important question like where they come from or if there is a God, that your answers match. If these children are already questioning something then it makes no sense for them to get more confused by asking their parents and getting differing answers. Maybe that is one of the reasons that God has stated "Be not unequally yoked".

Amazing sometimes what comes about when someone tells you a joke.