They suggested I take the coast road as there were plenty of places to park without the need of looking for a van park.With these thoughts in mind I h...eaded off along the coast. I stopped at a few places and enjoyed the views. The fourth day out I was driving along and almost missed the sign that pointed to 'Pebble Beach 1km'. It was an unsealed road and appeared to be in good repair. The conditions on renting the motor home were that if I took it off the bitumen and had a bingle my insurance. I just sat in my living room and cried.I was crying because I hadn't seen him in his pram as a baby. I hadn't been there when he took his first faltering step. Someone else took him to school for the very first time. In short, I cried out of self-pity.The carriages finally groaned to a halt. A tall, very broad young man with a shock of wild black hair got out, threw his haversack on the platform then reached into the train to help out his young wife and their toddler strapped into a buggy.I was. Like I told you earlier, Mr. Lee and yourgoverness have decided that you will pick one of us to be friends with.The choice is yours, you know? I think I can offer you more than thatthing crawling at our feet." Wh?why do I have to kiss you? I'm not gay or anything like that." "Because that is what is expected of us. Don't you understand anything?They want us to become lovers and if we don't, then they will find a wayto make you wish that we did. Now put your hands around my neck and pullme close. His voice was calm but his message was blunt and sobering. He informed his young parishioner that he had committed a mortal sin. One so unspeakable that he would not repeat its name. He had allowed his mind to entertain impure thoughts and by obtaining physical pleasure through those thoughts he had abused God’s gift, sinned against his body in the worst possible way. He said that his soul was worthy of hell, but that God would show mercy upon him because he had come forth with a contrite.
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