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By Ed VanDeMark
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“I’m in the belly of a whale, that’s writhing in pain on the bottom of the sea.”
“What’s that supposed to mean Larry?”
“You know Doc. We’ve talked about it before.”
“Yes we’ve discussed this many times, but what I want to know is what it means to you. Plain talk.”
“Don’t go getting all therapeutic on me.”
“You pay me 80 bucks an hour for therapy; you want I should be Groucho Marx or something?”
“Quack, quack. Is that the magic word that makes the duck drop down with 50 bucks in its mouth and I should be all delighted to be alive?”
“As long as you’re not calling me a quack, I guess I can handle it.”
“Seriously Doc, I’ve been depressed so long I’m losing hope.”
“So tell me about it Larry.”
“Nothing interests me any more. Every minute is one more boring moment stacked on top of six months of worthless moments.”
“You like baseball.”
“I can’t play anymore and my Red’s haven’t had a winning season since 1990.”
“How about Biblical prophesy? You’ve given me lots of insight on that subject.”
“It was fun to think about as long it seemed like it might happen in my life time.”
“You know more about human temperament than any of my professors at the university.”
“I’m the only guy on the planet that’s interested in that stuff.”
“I doubt that, but for arguments sake Larry give me a for instance.”
“My friend Tom called it nonsense.”
“Anyone else?”
“They get all glassy eyed when I talk about it.”
Doc looks away for a moment and takes a sip of his diet Coke.
“So tell me Larry how many days do you have before you retire?”
“Two weeks.”
“You’re worried…right?”
“If you call being numb, worried I guess I am.”
“What do you plan to do with your retirement?”
“Housework.”
“What else?”
“Grocery shopping, unless I decide to starve my self to death, that’s about it.”
“What would you say if I told you I was planning to lead a group to the Holy Land and I need an assistant?”
“Good for you. I hope you have a good time.”
“How about you?”
“How about me what Doc?”
“How about you being my assistant?”
“I can’t afford a trip like that.”
“Afford? You’d get paid.”
“Why would anyone pay me, I’ve never been there?”
“Because you’re a student of the Bible.”
“Is that all it takes?”
“You’re a great planner and most of the time you’re a nice guy to be around.”
“So when do we leave?”
“November.”
“It’s April, why so long?”
“Because there is a lot of planning that goes into a trip to Israel, Larry.”
“When do we get started?”
“How does Tuesday sound?”
“This Tuesday?”
“You want to wait till you’re retired?”
“No, I was thinking maybe we could get together on Monday.”
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