Oh, God! Book II Page #6

YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF.

BUT WHAT ABOU SICKNESS?

WHAT ABOU KIDS MY AGE WHO

GET SICK AND DIE?

THOSE ARE REALLY

BAD THINGS,

AREN'T THEY?

THOSE ARE BAD THINGS.

YES, PAIN

AND SUFFERING--

THAT'S A HARD ONE

TO EXPLAIN.

I'LL BET.

THIS SOUNDS:

LIKE A COPOUT,

BUT THERE'S NOTHING

I CAN REALLY DO:

ABOUT IT.

IT'S BUIL INTO THE SYSTEM.

WHICH YOU INVENTED.

I NEVER COULD:

FIGURE OUT HOW:

TO MAKE ANYTHING

WITH JUS ONE SIDE TO IT.

ONE SIDE?

YOU EVER SEE A FRON WITHOUT A BACK?

A TOP WITHOU A BOTTOM?

NO.

UP WITHOUT DOWN?

NO.

OK. AND THERE CAN'T BE

GOOD WITHOUT BAD,

LIFE WITHOUT DEATH,

PLEASURE:

WITHOUT PAIN.

THAT'S HOW IT IS.

IF I TAKE SAD AWAY,

HAPPY GOES WITH IT.

IF ANYONE KNOWS:

ANOTHER WAY,

I WISH THEY'D PUT I IN THE SUGGESTION BOX.

I GUESS SOMEDAY:

I'LL UNDERSTAND.

YOU DO,

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST.

SOME THINGS:

CAN'T BE GRASPED.

WHAT'S THE END?

THE END OF TIME?

THE END:

OF THE UNIVERSE?

EVEN EINSTEIN:

FLUNKED THAT ONE.

YOU TALK TO ME:

LIKE I'M GROWN UP.

I LIKE THAT.

GOOD.

LET'S GET GOING.

IN A HALF HOUR,

YOU'LL BE

IN YOUR OWN BED.

A HALF HOUR?

BUT YOU GOT TO MY ROOM

FROM THE CARSON SHOW

IN ONE SECOND.

TRACY,

THAT WORKS FOR ME.

FOR YOU, I'LL HAVE TO

DO IT THE HARD WAY.

AND THERE IT IS.

[ENGINE STARTS]

WOW! I'M GOING

TO LIKE THIS.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN

ON ONE OF THESE?

NO.

NEITHER HAVE I.

HANG ON.

WHEE!

HAVING FUN, TRACY?

YEAH!

WOW, THIS

IS TERRIFIC!

[SIRENS]

HERE COME:

THE POLICE!

HOLD ON!

WOW!

WHEE!

HA HA HA HA!

DID YOU SEE:

WHAT I SAW?

NO DRIVER.

JUST A PASSENGER?

THAT'S RIGHT.

NO REPOR ON THIS ONE.

NO WAY.

WE MUST HAVE:

JUST MISSED HER.

PAULA,

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

THE POLICE ARE:

GOING TO FIND HER.

LOOK, WHY DON' I STAY OVER

IN CASE:

WE HEAR SOMETHING?

DON...

THERE'S A LIGH IN TRACY'S ROOM.

TRACY?

TRACY?

TRACY! WHERE

WERE YOU, DARLING?

WHAT HAPPENED?

BABY...

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

WELL, HOW DID

YOU GET HOME?

GOD BROUGHT ME HOME

ON HIS MOTORCYCLE.

WELL, THAT'S...

THAT'S JUS WONDERFUL, SWEETHEART.

COME ON, GE SOME SLEEP NOW.

OK.

GOOD NIGHT, BUTTON.

GOOD NIGHT.

DON'T WORRY.

I'M NOT AFRAID

OF THAT INSTITUTION

ANYMORE.

WELL...

WE'LL TALK ABOUT I IN THE MORNING, TRACY.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD MORNING.

I'M HUGH DOWNS.

I'VE BEEN BROADCASTING

FOR OVER FOUR DECADES,

AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN

A PHENOMENON:

LIKE THE ONE:

THAT'S GOING ON TODAY.

14 DAYS AGO,

THIS LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL

FROM WEST LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA--TRACY RICHARDS,

DECIDED TO WRITE "THINK GOD"

ON THIS SIDEWALK.

SHE GOT SOME SCHOOL FRIENDS

TO HELP HER OUT.

AND THIS THING:

HAS REALLY SPREAD.

ON FENCES...

ON BUMPER STICKERS...

AND LOOK AT THIS.

AND THIS.

AND IF YOU THINK THAT'S

SOMETHING, THERE'S MORE.

LONDON.

FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE

TO PICCADILLY SQUARE,

EVERYWHERE:

LONDONERS GO TODAY,

THEY ARE REMINDED

TO "THINK GOD."

PARIS.

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

TOKYO.

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

CAIRO.

[SPEAKING ARABIC]

NOW HERE IS:

NOTED PSYCHOLOGIS DR. JOYCE BROTHERS.

WE SHOULD KEEP:

AN OPEN MIND.

IF THERE ISN'T A GOD,

I'D LIKE TO POINT OU THAT THOSE CHILDREN WHO

EASILY ENGAGE IN FANTASY,

WHO'VE HAD

AN IMAGINARY PLAYMATE

OR AN IMAGINARY:

COMPANION,

DO BETTER IN DEALING

WITH THE CRISES OF LIFE

THAN THOSE WHO DIDN'T.

AND IF THERE IS A GOD,

I BELIEVE TRACY RICHARDS

SAW HIM AND SPOKE TO HIM.

STRANGELY, CHILDREN

OFTEN HAVE:

A FIRMER GRIP ON REALITY

THAN MOST ADULTS.

AND, AS

THE OLD TESTAMENT SAYS,

"AND A LITTLE CHILD

SHALL LEAD THEM."

NOW WE KNOW THE REASON.

THE CHURCHES ARE FULL,

BUT THE CLASSROOMS

ARE EMPTY.

WHEN TRACY RICHARDS

WAS EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL,

IT SET OFF A CITYWIDE

STUDENT STRIKE.

IT ALSO SET OFF:

BITTER CONFRONTATION

BETWEEN SUPERINTENDEN OF SCHOOLS

JEFFREY HODGES:

AND DR. JEROME NEWELL--

THE PSYCHIATRIS IN WHOSE CARE

TRACY HAS BEEN PLACED.

THE SUPERINTENDEN WANTS HER BACK IN SCHOOL,

BUT DR. NEWELL SAYS NO.

THE CASE IS BEING HEARD

BY JUDGE THOMAS MILLER.

WE'RE IN A CRISIS.

AS SUPERINTENDEN OF SCHOOLS,

IT'S

MY RESPONSIBILITY

TO GET THE CHILDREN

BACK INTO CLASS.

I WANT A COURT ORDER

TO FORCE DR. NEWELL

TO RELEASE:

TRACY RICHARDS.

SUPERINTENDENT HODGES

IS WRONG, YOUR HONOR.

SHE DOESN'T BELONG

IN SCHOOL.

SHE'S SUFFERING

FROM DELUSIONS.

SHE BELONGS WHERE

SHE CAN GET CARE

AND TREATMENT.

CHILDREN IMAGINE...

LOTS OF THINGS.

OUR WHOLE SCHOOL SYSTEM

IS PARALYZED:

BECAUSE OF THE PERSONAL

OPINION OF ONE MAN.

EXCUSE ME, BU I DON'T INTEND TO RELY

ON THE PERSONAL OPINION

OF ONE MAN, SIR.

NOW, BEFORE I ISSUE

A COURT ORDER, DR. NEWELL,

DO SOMETHING FOR ME.

I'D LIKE YOU

TO CONVENE A PANEL

OF TOP PSYCHIATRISTS

IN THIS CITY:

AND HAVE THEM:

THOROUGHLY EXAMINE

THIS POOR LITTLE GIRL--

TRACY RICHARDS, IS IT?

TRACY RICHARDS.

AND THEN, WHEN THEY'VE

MADE THEIR CONCLUSIONS...

I'LL MAKE MY DECISION.

YES, I MET HIM

IN MY DAD'S CAR.

HE CAME THROUGH:

THE TELEVISION SET.

HE GAVE ME ICE CREAM--

CHERRY JUBILEE,

WE ATE AT McDONALD'S,

AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN--

HE BROUGHT ME HOME

ON HIS MOTORCYCLE.

DR. WHITLEY,

THERE'S ONE QUESTION

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK.

I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN

ENOUGH QUESTIONS.

MR. AND MRS. RICHARDS,

IS THERE ANYTHING

THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD?

WELL, UH...

WHAT CAN WE SAY?

NO, UH...

WE'D LIKE TO DO

WHATEVER'S BES FOR TRACY.

WOULD YOU THREE:

MIND STEPPING INTO

THE WAITING ROOM?

UH, CARL...

WELL, IT'S

VERY EVIDEN WHAT WE'RE DEALING

WITH HERE.

I MIGHT ADD, DR. NEWELL,

YOU'VE DONE

YOUR USUAL THOROUGH JOB.

THANK YOU.

MAY I BRING UP A POINT?

I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU

THAT THERE'S A GREA DEAL OF SYMPATHY

FOR THAT LITTLE GIRL.

MANY CHILDREN:

ARE OUT OF SCHOOL.

OUR PROFESSION WILL BE

UNDER TREMENDOUS PRESSURE.

WE CAN' GIVE IN TO THAT.

NO, WE CAN' GIVE IN TO THAT.

NO, WE--WE CAN'T.

IF WE LET HER:

RUN AROUND:

WITH HER DELUSIONS,

WHAT DO WE DO:

ABOUT THE PATIEN WHO THINKS

HE'S NAPOLEON?

CERTAINLY.

IF SHE'S RIGHT,

THEN, UH...

WE'RE ALL WRONG.

NO, THE GIRL BELONGS

IN AN INSTITUTION.

NOW, ARE THERE

ANY OBJECTIONS?

NO? THEN THAT'S

SETTLED.

CARL, WOULD YOU BRING

THEM BACK IN, PLEASE?

THEY'RE READY.

NOW, TRACY...

WE'VE ALL DECIDED

THAT, UH, YOU NEED HELP...

AND, BELIEVE ME, IT'S

IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.

AND THE CHANCES ARE

THAT YOU WON'T BE

THERE FOR LONG.

IF YOU LOOK AT I IN A POSITIVE WAY,

I'M SURE THAT YOU--

It's him.

It's God.

SORRY I'M LATE.

I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO

MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES.

I WOULD'VE BEEN

HERE SOONER,

BUT I WAS STUCK:

IN TRAFFIC.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

WHO ARE YOU?

DR. STEVENS.

I DON'T RECALL

YOUR BEING INVITED.

IF I WAITED:

TO BE INVITED,

I'D MISS A LO OF IMPORTANT THINGS.

HOWEVER,

IN THIS CASE,

I THINK:

YOU'RE MISTAKEN.

BUT YOUR NAME'S

NOT ON THE LIST.

YES, IT IS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

WE'RE ALL

LEARNED PSYCHIATRISTS.

WHAT DID THIS LITTLE GIRL DO

THAT WAS SO TERRIBLE?

SHE GOT CHILDREN TOGETHER.

THEY ALL WROTE:

"THINK GOD,"

AND THE WORLD:

IS THINKING GOD.

IS THAT SO BAD?

BUT, SIR, AS A...

LEARNED PSYCHIATRIST,

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

THAT THAT'S NO THE POINT.

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