Hoo-boy, our character meets another "ghost" that's full of complaints. He asks our man if he's "going back." He turns the question on the asker, who replies in the affirmative. He doesn't buy all the so-called "propaganda" that over time here in this new place he will get "harder" and be able to walk on the grass and drink the water. He thinks it's all a scam, and it's no better than Hell in his mind. He rolls out a hypothetical scenerio where Hell exists simply for the existence of an on-going battle with Heaven. Our man uncomfortably admits that it sounds plausible.
Our man then basically asks, "So, if you could change things, what would you do?" To which our smart-aleck retorts, "That's just what 'They' want me to do -- come up with a solution! That's their job!" Not much help, is he? Complain, complain, complain, but never offer any solutions or even try to be a part of the solution.
Our man decides it's better off to stay here than go to Hell. The chapter ends with a hanging thought about possible rain (and what those raindrops might do to a person's body).
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at April 12, 2007 09:57 AM