Separately

The way of God is like a girl who asked for a hotdog.

“I would like it with ketchup and mustard,” she said.

“But I would like the ketchup and mustard separate please.”

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And so the hotdog vendor quickly prepared her hotdog

with a squirt of ketchup only down the right side of the hotdog

and a squirt of mustard separately down the left.

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“No, no,” said the girl.  “I want the ketchup and mustard separate please.”

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Puzzled, the hotdog vendor quickly prepared another hotdog

with a squirt of ketchup only at one end

and a squirt of mustard at the other.

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“No, no,” said the girl again.  “I want the ketchup and mustard separate please!”

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“Ahaa!” said the hotdog vendor

and promptly handed the girl a plain hotdog

with a packet of ketchup, and a packet of mustard, separately.

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And the girl took them with glee

and opened both packets and smothered her hotdog

with lots and lots of ketchup and mustard all over.

Just the way she liked it!