-Reverend. -Camille. -Aren't you cold? -Sharpens the mind. -Even if contemporary people deny it, even if they ridicule Christianity, modern culture was built on this moral law. And our hungerfor the certainty of this law, for a spiritual anchor, for an immutable, eternal truth is proof... of it's existence. Especially now, after a few decades of relativistic situational ethics, our society is tired of constant change. And as we approach the millennium... -Transformations are a basic staple of mythology. Transformations from human form to animal forms and vice-versa; of gods into humans and humans into gods; of wind into blood, flesh into water, ugliness into beauty. The human need for change, progress, movement, is reflected in the ancient stories, which are told over and over again in different forms. [ bell ringing ] Okay, uh, Chapter 12 for Thursday. Thanks. -Professor Baker. l was wondering if you could help me with something. -Of course, Professor Bergin. What with? -Uh, well, l have to prepare a speech on very short notice. -What speech? -Well, it's just the keynote address to the lnternational Theologians' Conference in Chicago. -Professor Bergin... That's wonderful! -Yeah, it is! So... Let's do something exciting tonight, huh? -Yeah, something really crazy. -Okay... -Hey, remember, Martin, Calvinists are not supposed to have sex standing up. -l know. 'Cause it might lead to dancing. -Camille. Martin. -Reverend. -lf you have time, l'd like to meet with you latertoday. Four o'clock in my office? -Sure, Reverend. -And don't book anything immediately after. l'd like for us not to be disturbed. -Hugh really is brilliant, you know, Bob? Bob? Bob? Ah no... Oh no! Bob, come! Bob? We went overthis, remember? ''Come'' means ''come here''. Oh, Tillie. -l'm 47. -Yeah, that's great. But have you seen my dog? -Ah yes, he walked by here about half an hour ago. l remember because it was the first time l'd seen him without you. He was charging along like he had an appointment or something. Thatta way. -Thank you. -Don't you love it the way dogs sometimes get this look like they got a hectic schedule to follow? Busy, busy! -Bob... -Are you all right? -My dog just died. -Oh. l'm sorry. -l loved him so much. lt's pathetic, really. -No. No, it's not pathetic. lt's, uh... Animals love you in a way people can't. So uncomplicated, really, you know? Whetheryou're successful or not, or ugly or beautiful... they don't care. -Yeah. Thanks. -Oh... lt's okay, it's okay. How did he die? -l don't know. l don't get it. He... he wasn't that old... He just snuck away and... l found him in an alley. And you know what? l realized that... l loved him more than anything, anyone, l'm suppose to love. Oh, dear... What a blubbering idiot! l think everything good just goes, eventually. -Yeah. [ washing machine beeping ] Oh, they're done. l'll get yours. Yeah. -Thanks. -Yeah. Just relax. You know, l really didn't expect to be this long. l gotta run. -Oh. l'm sorry. -Uh... sorry about your dog. -lt's okay. Thanks. [ door opening ] -Hello! -Hi! -Hi. -Hi. Hi. -Ah... Where'd you get that? -Do you like it? -Yeah. lt's... lt's wild. Where'd you get it? -Oh, ljust picked it up. l think it has a certain... reckless charm, don't you? -Yeah... Yeah... lt's fun. -Yeah. -Okay, we should get going, honey. -Yes. -Uh... -What? -We are going to a meeting with the reverend, remember? -Yes. -Very funny. -What? -Camille, you can't wearthat. He's gonna think you've lost your mind. -So? -And l've lost mine. -Martin, this is the era of the individual, remember? You've got to stop worrying about other people's opinion of you. Okay? Let's go. -But if l do take their offer, we'll need someone else to fill the role of chaplain. An appropriate successor would concern me... greatly. -Well, chaplain ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Страх и трепет на английском - текст Четыре на английском - текст Полуночная жара на английском - текст Ключ на английском - текст Москва-Кассиопея на английском |