"Jarenc," said the young god Amera to his friend, "I have 9 commandments, I need one more, it will make the tablets look better, more balanced, 5 and 5. What do you think of this: 'Thou shalt not lie."
"No, no, dear friend, there is great fun in lying, in getting away with things. I wouldn't want to have to punish the People for enjoying their life. That's the purpose of life, isn't it?"
"Ok, what about: 'Thou shalt believe that the world revolves around yourself."
"No,no. The god Solar wants everyone to think the world revolves him, and I don't want to fight with Solar."
"How about: 'Thou shalt think rationally."
"Ha, ha, "chuckled Jarenc, "I don't think so. We do need some people to get into heaven, don't we?"
" 'Thou shalt not be proud'. D you like it?"
"I love it. The people wo break that commandment will be happy about what they did, and we can have the other non-proud people ostracize them. I love it. It is a great commandment. Which is why we should feel good for having thought of it."
"We? You did not think of it, Jarenc. I did. This is totally my idea, and I deserve full credit for it.. You shouldn't want to take any credit for what is my idea."
"Why not? I deserve the credit as much as you do. I want that credit. Why should you have it all to yourself? It's our game,isn't it?"
And Arema and Jarenc lost their friendship.
And so the 10th commandment came to be:
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his servant, , nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's."
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