DATE WITH THE GODS

222 DATE WITH THE GODS

This sounded so phony and unbelievable to me that I

had to sneer when she made that remark. But I con­

tinued reading:

Mankind must make some amendments, repent and ask

forgiveness. You wish me to give some proof so people can

accept these words that through you, I'm sending human­

ity. You've seen the miracle of the sun as well as

thousands. I fo resee that a great punishment will fa ll upon

the entire human race. Not today or tomorrow, but in the

second half of the twentieth century.

"What did she have in mind by making amendments
and humbly repent, ask forgiveness?" I asked.
"She was simply saying, 'give peace a fair chance, start
walking the paths of truth and good will, especially with
your fellow human beings,' basically, repeating the
words of Jesus Christ when he said all the Command­
ments could be kept by keeping only the first two, love
God and love other people."
"Aha! I can see that the little girl also asked for proof.
What did she get?"
"The sun turning pale, spinning three times on its axis
and power diving towards the Earth."
"But you told me you people don't give any proof or
demonstrations."
"That was just a little attention-getting device,
enough to make a few people react."
"Why wasn't it given more publicity?"
"We've discussed that; let's just say the World Series
was getting most of the news coverage in those days,
even though there was a correspondent for one of the
major news services from the United States present.
As for the rest of the paragraph, it's pretty self­
explanatory: 'not today or tomorrow, but in the second
half of the twentieth century.' You know how to count.