Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第192/327页)

,buthecouldstillrememberdistinctlythatacrossthestreetfromtheBARTstationwasthemainofficeofWorldBank.

    “Goodidea!”excimedDavid,whoseeyeslightedupatthethought.“Whydidn’tIthinkofit?Well,thisprovesthatyouaretherealDream-maker,thegranddaddyofdreamers.Iamonlyoneofyourdiscipleswhostandbehindyouwavingfgsandshouting.”Thetwoofthemlookedateachotherandughedheartily.hepeoplewhowalkedbyevennoticedorpaidanyattentiontotheabsurdversationofthesetwohobos.

    Amandressedinthebckhabitoftheclergywalkedoutfromthedenseshadeoftreesandshrubs.Brilliantsunshinespilledontohisshouldersshhiswholebodywithgoldenradiahlongbrownhairingdowntohisshouldersandbeardchalfhisface,hehadanunyresemboJesusChristwhodiedalmosttwothousandyearsago.YouwouldhavethoughtJesushadresurrectedagain.Butthismanairofroundrimlessspectaclesandwasalookalikeforarodrollsinger.Bibleinhand,hewouldreadafewlinesaalkloudlytothecrowd.Buthewastoofarawayforthemtohearwhathehadtosay.DavidsatbathegrouoDimitriandsaid,

    “There’saclergymaheregesturingandreadingtheBiblealoud,buthe’stoofarawayformetohearwhathe’ssaying.He’swalkingtowardsus.Let’swaitandhearwhathehastosay.”Dimitrinoddedhisagreement.Justthen,theclergymanearandtheyheardhimshoutingatthetopofhisvoice,

    “Mydearbrothersandsisters…youareallgentlembsinmyherd.WhydoyouabandonGod’shouse?That’slikeleavingthesafetyoftheherdtowonderaimlesslyaround…Don’tyouknowthatdisasterislooming?Whendoomsdayes,floodwaterwillswallowtheearth,firewillethewholeworld…Quick!Quiebacktothesafetyofthefold.Hereisthesafestpcetobe.LetmereadtoyouaseoftheBible.Letuspray.

    OurFatherwhoartinheaven,hallowedbethyname

    ThyKingdome;thywillbedohasitisinHeaven.

    Giveusthisdayourdailybread;andfiveusourdebtsaswefiveourdebtors;

    Leadusnotiationbutdeliverusfromevil.

    ForThihekingdom,andthePower,andtheGlory,foever.Amen

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    Ifyiveotherstheirtransgressions

    YourheavenlyFatherwillsiveyou.

    Butifyoudoniveothers,

    herwillyourFatherfiveyressions.

    Dearbrothersandsisterslohyourfinandpaybackthedebtsyouowe…Butwriteoffthedebtsothersoweyou…justasourLordfivesusoursins.WhenJudgmentDayes,floodsandfirewilldestroytheworld.Everythingwillturntozero.YouandIwillbetheonlysurvivorsbecauseweareIsraelites,thechosenpeopleofGod,Brothersandsisters,hastenbacktothefold.TheKingdomofHeavenisingnear..God’sWillwillbedohasitisinheaven…Thisworldmustbedestroyed.Thenanewworldorder,aofmoralswillbesetup.God’sWillwillthenbedohasitisinheaven…”Thehystericalclergymanshoutedhissermonatthetopofhishoarsevoice,butoppedtohear.Thepassersbyhastenedabouttheirbusiness,obliviousofhisadmonitions.Someevenlookedptuouslyathimastheywalkedby.Haste.Hasteseemedtobetheonfailingofthemodernworld,buttheshoutingoftheclergymanwokeamanandawomanfromtheirdeepslumber.

    Imaginationaivitydidnothidethemselvesintheair.Thistime,theyhidinthebrainoftheirmaster,KingDimitri.Theywerefastasleepogreengrass,armscspedtightlyaroundeachotheruntiltheywerewokenbytheshoutingoftheclergyman.TheycametoDimitri’seyesocketandlookedoutofthewindow