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A father and his children trudged through untouched wilderness. Every one of them was disgruntled.
"Dad, why are we doing this?" one of the children asked.
"We are seeking God!" their father exhaustedly growled.
They hiked on, none of their attitudes changing much. The children asked for more details about how God could be found in the woods but their father's responses grew no more detailed.
Finally, they reached the end of the trail. The thick forest fell away to reveal a long ledge overlooking a large river canyon. The sun was just sinking below the far horizon and the sky was spangled with multi colored clouds. Everything around them was speckled with golden light.
The children gaped in awe.
"Aw, dammit!" the father said suddenly.
His children looked at him, puzzled.
"We just missed it," he sighed.
"Missed what?" said one of the children.
"God?" his youngest asked.
He nodded.
The oldest child was skeptical. "How do you know we just missed him?"
Their father pointed to the sunset, "that's the exhaust from his jet pack."
