And it doesn't have one author, it has
many. There are people who believed everything in it to be the truth,
suppressing all other voices, even to the point of overriding their own
experience and common sense. But I'm not one of them.'
'There are really people who would do that? Contradict the lessons
that Nature has taught them? I don't understand.'
'That's because you don't know what was at stake to them, or
how deep such feelings run.'
'What do you mean?'
'I'm afraid I can't say it in just a few words, and I don't
want to try. If you really want to learn about different religions,
I'll teach you what I can. But it really should be done slowly. Or
you could be hurt.' She spoke now from first-hand experience.
He was silent for a time, his thought roused and his curiosity almost
unbearable. But he too had learned caution, and he respected her
judgment. One last question.
'Can you tell me one thing at least? How could any book make a man
not listen to his heart?'
She took a deep breath. 'Well. What if I told you that you could
live forever, and never be separated from the ones you love.
Wouldn't that make you willing to listen, and learn how if you
could?'
'Of course! But no one lives forever..... DO THEY?' The gleam in
his eyes was unmistakable.
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