Focus is Everything

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He began to examine every possible aspect of their lives. He soon discovered that He could not control them. This was a disappointment. He discovered, furthermore, that their world was literally bathed in color. This infuriated Him and He summoned up Lucifer:

god: I ordered a colorless world! Look at Adam and Eve!
lucifer: Beautiful.
god: You disobeyed me...
lucifer: Not so. You will find Pleasantville in this new world.
god: But this world is full of obscene color! I hate color!
lucifer: We tried to explain to you right at the beginning that it was impossible to create a universe without color. We thought you understood.
god: You thought wrong.
lucifer: Try to ignore it. Focus on those other aspects which You find interesting.