Another Perfect Stranger Page #3

That's funny, that's everybody used to call us.

Well, after her religious conversion,

she didn't want much to do with Steph and me.

All what she had: the youth group friends.

Hmm. That's a shame.

That's exactly, what I'm talking about.

The three of us thought, that we would be

friends forever...

I barely talked to her a whole school year.

And now you are afraid you

loose your mom the same way...

Yeah... or I mean, I guess...

What are you,

like a shrink (psychiatrist) or something?

More like a counselor...

Oh, gosh, I didn't...

I'm sorry... It's just: the thing with your mom

seems like the same situation. That's all.

I guess...

I mean, it's one thing to loose a girlfriend,

two is your family. It's a whole other thing.

It doesn't sound, like you really want to be in the other

side of the country away from your mom and dad...

Oh... Getting accepted to the Art Institute

would be a dream come true.

It's something I always wanted

since I was a little girl.

But the way things are now, I doubt

I'll ever come home for a visit.

Except like Christmas,

when there is no getting out of it.

But that's just not the way I ever thought

I will feel about my parents.

Do you blame all this on religion?

I just want our family to stay together,

like we always have been.

But this whole Jesus thing is

what is pulling us apart.

Alright...

Well, maybe though all those years you were

just playing church for their sake,

your mom and dad were

tapping into something deeper.

But why? My mom and dad

are both successful.

We have never had to

worry about money.

I guess your heart needs to be filled

something else...

Like what?

Good question!

If you figure that out,

may change what you feel

about them right now.

Sir, the plane landed.

Sir, it's time to get up, we landed.

Hey!

Hey, thanks for listening all my junk.

You really gave me lot to think about.

I'm glad. I enjoyed our conversation.

You know, I overheard earlier what

the two you were saying about religion.

What a shock!

And I agree with some of what you said,

all the stupid stuff about religion.

I mean, I go to the movies.

Not the R-rated ones, of course...

Well, except for the "Passion of the Christ".

You saw that?

Yeah.

Wasn't that the bloodiest thing

you've ever seen?

Anyway...

I know, some people

get carried away with rules.

But I think, you are wrong when you say,

that religion stops people from enjoying life.

In my experience, religious people

(Christians - I mean), enjoy life the most.

I'm not trying to be pushy, I just think,

the two of you should consider that...

Hallelujah!

Hey, he means well.

Are you sure?!

Is this yours?

Yes, thanks...

Take care yourself!

You, too...

Can I help you?

Yes. I'll have a grande non-fat vanilla latte

with sugar free whipped cream...

...and a double French scone.

Ok, wait right over there.

Thanks.

I'd like a large coffee of the day,

and a piece of coffee-cake, please.

Hi again!

Hi. You've got a layover?

Yeah. How about you?

About an hour...

$9.14, please.

Here. Take that with this.

No, you can't do that!

Forget it... You worked hard for

that babysitting money.

Thanks!

Do you mind, if I sit with you?

No, not at all!

Did you find something good

to read in the bookstore?

How do you know,

I went to the bookstore?

Here... your bookstore bag...

Oh. Yeah, just a couple of magazines.

Do you mind, if I ask you a stupid question?

Sincere questions are never stupid.

Shoot!

Well...

Do you think, it is possible for

someone to connect personally with...

...you know, God?

Why do you ask?

You gonna think, this is really dumb, especially after

all the religion stuff we talked about on the plane.

Try me!

Well, after we talked,

I just started thinking about mom and dad,

and how we started going to church

like all of a sudden, when I was 10.

Aha...

And I started thinking, what if, mom really

did have some personal encounter with God...

or Jesus, whoever.

Well I know this sounds

pretty preposterous...

Not really...

But you don't even believe in God.

The thing is, you mom does. So it seems

to me, that makes it worth thinking about.

So back to my question:

do you think it is possible?

What do you think?

Well, saying, I am not even sure

there is a God...

Are you saying you don't believe in God,

or you don't know about the possibility of God?

I guess, I just don't know, what to think.

So you think at least

it might be possible that there is God?

Well, yeah, I guess it is possible...

Alright. Let's just assume there is and go from

there. Maybe we can figure something out.

Well, ok.

Alright. So if there is a God, do you think, it would be

possible for a person actually to connect with Him?

No, I don't.

He'd be way too big and powerful

for people to relate to him.

It would be like an ant trying to connect with us.

Good point...

But what if we looked at it from the other side?

How do you mean?

I mean, from God's viewpoint...

Like:
could God relate to us?

More like:
would He want to?

No, it's the same answer:

If there is a God, and He, or She, or whatever,

could create the whole Universe...

and if we are just these little nothings

on one little planet...

what use could He possibly have for us?

It's a good question.

I mean, don't you think, He would have

a lot more important things to deal with?

Yeah, you might think so...

What do you think, what would He be like?

How do you mean?

I mean, would He just create everything,

and let it go and watch it from a distance?

Or you think, He would be like an "involved being",

who thinks and feels, loves, just like we do?

Who knows? I mean, it's not like,

that He is into making appearances.

Alright.

I guess, we can figure that out,

when we go by the clues.

What clues?

Oh, for starters:

What would we know about someone who

has supposedly created the Universe?

Well, He'd have to be really-really old,

but in good shape.

Why good shape?

If you live to be a billion-years-old, I doubt,

that you would age the same as anybody else.

Alright. So God would have to be really old,

and in good shape.

What else?

He would have to be really smart, to invent things

like cells, DNA, the solar system...

Ok, so God would have to be super intelligent.

And powerful...

like... if the Big-Bang really happened,

then He would have to be the one who made it happen

and make sure that all worked out.

Ok, so God would have to be

really old, really smart and really powerful...

or at least as powerful

as the Universe itself, right?

Oh, yeah, if He is the one who created it,

He would have to be.

Because the creation shares traits

with the Creator, right?

Yeah, it's a good way to put it.

It can be like me and my paintings.

Good analogy.

Now, let's take all the Universe-stuff

and apply it to people.

You just lost me...

Look at this way:

People are the part of the Universe, right?

Supposedly the highest intelligence on Earth.

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