Revelation of revelations, the other day I was watching the familiar
antics of
Bugs Bunny and company, when I was struck how much the
Looney Tunes mirrors how I often think
God relates to the
Universe.
Of course, God is the
animator, creating this
whacked out, sometimes
surreal universe. And his act of creation is continuous and
evolving -- witness the many variations of
landscapes in the
Looney Tunes universe, as well as the early Bugs Bunny
incarnation as opposed to the later.
And speaking of incarnation and Bugs Bunny: he is, of course, the
Christ figure. He constantly endures the attempts at bringing him down by the various
villains, and always does so with a wicked sense of
the absurd, because he knows that he's going to win the "
battle" every time. And those villains? Always comical, because that's how God views the
Devil -- a pathetically comical nuisance that will eventually be overcome.
Communication with the "creator" is also something accomplished in both universes: in the land of the Looney Tunes, witness "
Duck Amok," wherein
Daffy Duck angrily addresses the animator, who plays around with Daffy's animation. In much the same way, not only can we communicate with God, he also plays around with our existence in an oft-humorous manner.
In a typical
episode of the Looney Tunes, the
situation is established, the
characters introduced, the
conflict undertaken and resolved, all in a matter of minutes. And there is always a manic,
madcap energy that drives it. Such is an individual's existence from
God's perspective: brief and madcap, but chock full of colorful characters and unforgettable situations.
And in the end,
Porky Pig comes on to function as the
Holy Spirit: "
Th-the th-the th-the th-that's all, folks!"