[video] you sent my letters back
The preacher was right.
[That first sentence is barely a mumble, self-derisive and bitter, but the rest is clear as a bell. Then the feed clicks on to Raphael, whose face looks flushed-- oddly flushed-- sweat beading up a bit on his forehead. His usual tie is gone, dress shirt halfway unbuttoned.]
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Embrace it. That's the truth. But the repercussions, well-- those are what hold people back. It's not a love of morality or a fear of damnation, so much as a fear of ridicule, or disgust.
Well. In most cases, at least. What do you think?
[and a pause]
I've felt a little ill lately. I'll see what I can do about that.
[That first sentence is barely a mumble, self-derisive and bitter, but the rest is clear as a bell. Then the feed clicks on to Raphael, whose face looks flushed-- oddly flushed-- sweat beading up a bit on his forehead. His usual tie is gone, dress shirt halfway unbuttoned.]
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Embrace it. That's the truth. But the repercussions, well-- those are what hold people back. It's not a love of morality or a fear of damnation, so much as a fear of ridicule, or disgust.
Well. In most cases, at least. What do you think?
[and a pause]
I've felt a little ill lately. I'll see what I can do about that.