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Sometime over the last four months, Toronto ate a big serving of CRAZY and couldn't keep it down. There has always been more than a normal amount of unusual characters roaming the streets, but since school has resumed they seem to have multiplied.
My new favorite is a woman who has taken to standing in front of the Trinity College chapel, a central campus location. She's about as unobtrusive as you can get. She stands there, knee length skirt, floral patterned blouse, blond, but graying hair, glasses.She doesn't shout, or ask for a minute of your time. Everyday, though, she stands their silently. There are no pamphlets, no Marxist newspapers, no propaganda. Just a sign. It reads:
Jesus
Way to Heaven
Under this is, I assume, the same message repeated in Chinese.
I'm not saying she's crazy because she has a sign out there for Jesus. I'm all about spreading the good word, it's just that, I'm not sure that's what she is doing. Actually, I'm not sure what this message means at all.
It could read
"Jesus [is the] way to heaven" or "Jesus [will show you/me the] way to heaven"
Or it could be
"Jesus [is on his] way to heaven"
Maybe it's
"Jesus [wants you to eat cheese sandwiches on the] way to heaven"
I'm sorry. I'm blasphemous.
I can understand wanting to save out souls. I mean, I don't wish eternal damnation on anyone. I just wish they would be more clear on what Jesus has to do with "Way to heaven." For all I know, "Way to heaven" could be a new slang term. Maybe it's not a message for me at all, but a message to Jesus himself. A sort of pat on the back. Jesus will look down and know he's been doing good.
"Hey Jesus. You played a really good game out there today. Way to give it your all. Way to support your team mates. Way to heaven, man."
Has "heaven" become a verb while I wasn't looking?
I hope this lady sticks around a while. Maybe I'll get a chance to translate the Chinese.
Maybe then it will all be clear.
My new favorite is a woman who has taken to standing in front of the Trinity College chapel, a central campus location. She's about as unobtrusive as you can get. She stands there, knee length skirt, floral patterned blouse, blond, but graying hair, glasses.She doesn't shout, or ask for a minute of your time. Everyday, though, she stands their silently. There are no pamphlets, no Marxist newspapers, no propaganda. Just a sign. It reads:
Jesus
Way to Heaven
Under this is, I assume, the same message repeated in Chinese.
I'm not saying she's crazy because she has a sign out there for Jesus. I'm all about spreading the good word, it's just that, I'm not sure that's what she is doing. Actually, I'm not sure what this message means at all.
It could read
"Jesus [is the] way to heaven" or "Jesus [will show you/me the] way to heaven"
Or it could be
"Jesus [is on his] way to heaven"
Maybe it's
"Jesus [wants you to eat cheese sandwiches on the] way to heaven"
I'm sorry. I'm blasphemous.
I can understand wanting to save out souls. I mean, I don't wish eternal damnation on anyone. I just wish they would be more clear on what Jesus has to do with "Way to heaven." For all I know, "Way to heaven" could be a new slang term. Maybe it's not a message for me at all, but a message to Jesus himself. A sort of pat on the back. Jesus will look down and know he's been doing good.
"Hey Jesus. You played a really good game out there today. Way to give it your all. Way to support your team mates. Way to heaven, man."
Has "heaven" become a verb while I wasn't looking?
I hope this lady sticks around a while. Maybe I'll get a chance to translate the Chinese.
Maybe then it will all be clear.