quarta-feira, 24 de dezembro de 2025

Bible dinosaur park

 We waited in line at the bible dinosaur park. The activist stood ten meters from the line.
He announced that the world wasn´t six thousand years old. That men and large reptiles never lived side by side.

One man in a checkered shirt bright orange beard turned to him. -Get out of here or I'll knock you out!
But his wife grabbed him and whispered something, calming him and bringing him back to himself

The young man continued his provocations. -You see by this man's behaviour you are full of violence!
The line of people sighed in resignation. -You believe in the technology created by athiests.

I turned to see the smirk on the young man's face. People were getting tense, disgruntled even.
The security guard was a pudgy forty year old with dark black hair and pale skin that almost reddened in places. he was holding a nightstick, not in an aggressive manner.

One of the men standing closer to the entrance of the bible dinosaur park said. -man aint you gonna hit this guy, he out here causing a ruckus mkay! I don't go nosing around in his beliefs, why he here doin this to us hem?
The security guard looked at the man as if he'd heard it a million times. Then looked away.

The preacher approached the young man and said- Why are you trying to convince these good people of something they don't want to believe.
 -Because you all believe things that don't exist, and I'm here to set you straight.
The preacher pulled out a piece of paper and wrote words on it for the young man.
-Who is wrong, the crowd who believes a few false facts, or a man who dedicates his life to convincing people who will not be convinced otherwise. Failing when there is no chance of success.
Let these people believe in their lies and traditions, accept their stubborness. And maybe one day you will know God. 

-How can you say that preacher, you are a representative for these people? 
-If I am a real preacher I move into the shape of people to share god and do not force people into shapes they do not fit into.

He gave the young man the piece of paper and the you men left the queue and walked off into the distance. The crowd applauded the preacher. The preacher smiled but under the smile was concern.
He looked at me and said. -Forgive those who challenge you.

 

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