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*Sigh* |
| "What?" |
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"Do
you ever feel like you're a hypocrite, Jig?" |
| "Hmm...
Uhh. A hippo-what?" |
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"A
hypocrite. You don't follow your own advice, that kind of
thing?" |
| "I
try not to give advice for that reason. Everyone just does what
they want, and I'll do what I want." |
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"I
guess that's one method." |
| "Why?
What did you do that was, uh... that made you a hypocrite?" |
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"Just
some little things - some inner feelings I had." |
| "You
want to tell me what it was?" |
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"Well,
I tell people that if they think evil, and they desire it,
it's just as bad as doing evil." |
| "Really?
Is that from the Bible?" |
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"Yeah.
And I really believe it too." |
| "So
if I want to... I don't know... rob a bank or something, but
I don't, I might as well just do it?" |
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"Think
of it this way: if the only thing stopping you from commiting
a sin is the fact that it's a crime, then you've already committed
it in your heart." |
| "Hm,
okay. But what did you do that was inwardly evil?" |
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"I
was fantasizing about... you know..." |
| "What!
You can't feel guilty about that... it's just natural." |
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"Did
it ever occur to you that people are naturally bound
to go to hell?" |
| "...Hmph.
Well, what, are we all going to hell then? Because you can't
help but think about bad things. You said it yourself!" |
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"But
there's a difference between thinking and desiring. If you
desire sin, then you are sinning... But, anyway, my point
is that I feel like a hypocrite for saying these things, and
then going and desiring evil." |
| "Well
I can't help you there, man. You know more about it than me.
But... I can tell you that I think it's better to teach good
and screw up once or twice than to teach nothing and do bad.
Don't you think so?" |
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"...Better
to fail being good than to succeed being evil...?" |
| "Because
it's not like you always 'desire evil', right? Plus
you feel guilty about it. That proves that it was a mistake,
and not really being a hypocrite, if you ask me." |
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"I...
I think you're right, Jig. Thanks, I really need to hear that." |
"No
problem, Terry.
I don't like seeing a good person feel bad for not being perfect,
when bad people don't even feel bad for not being good!" |
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"...Since
when did you become such a phraseologist?" |
| "A
what?" |
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"Nevermind,
Jig... nevermind." |
The Real Terry