Name: Anonymous 2009-09-18 12:45
My dad just gave me part of a story he's writing to edit for him. He's really excited about it and can't wait to get feedback for it. He's a section I'm reading now:
On her way to grammar school, Maryann walked with her mother, continuing the argument from the last two weeks. She blamed herself that Sister Ann was not at the school any more. Her mother had been telling Maryann it was not her fault and to stop being silly and to stop crying over a nun who was not a nun any more. The principal, Mother Superior, had said that Sister Ann was not a nun because of the sin of pride. She also said it was not Maryann’s fault. Mother Superior had said that Sister Ann was not willing to obey, as she had vowed to do, and accept the decisions of her superiors. The principal had told Maryann she was headed in the same direction. She asked too many questions, was too headstrong, was not willing to listen and do as she was instructed. Maryann did not accept the decisions of those above her and that she also would soon be guilty of the sin of pride if she did not change her ways.
“I didn’t see it that way but maybe my school was different.”
“Are you married?
Cindy shakes her head, “No. You?”
“Me neither. May I ask if you’re a virgin?”
Cindy was taken a back by this question, “A little personal, don’t you think? We just met.”
“Sorry,” Maryann laughed. “I was just trying to make a point. If your not a virgin, then you were living in sin and the church would not consider you a good Catholic. They don’t believe in premarital sex, contraceptives, abortions, gays, lot’s of things. The best part is you are not allowed to disagree or even discuss things, they ‘re infallible.”
“Oh, OK,” Cindy laughed. “I was wondering there for a minute.”
“The arrogance, imagine thinking you’re infallible!” Maryann did not hear Cindy’s comment and continued shaking her head in disbelief. “Wow! Isn’t that the ultimate sin of pride?”
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On her way to grammar school, Maryann walked with her mother, continuing the argument from the last two weeks. She blamed herself that Sister Ann was not at the school any more. Her mother had been telling Maryann it was not her fault and to stop being silly and to stop crying over a nun who was not a nun any more. The principal, Mother Superior, had said that Sister Ann was not a nun because of the sin of pride. She also said it was not Maryann’s fault. Mother Superior had said that Sister Ann was not willing to obey, as she had vowed to do, and accept the decisions of her superiors. The principal had told Maryann she was headed in the same direction. She asked too many questions, was too headstrong, was not willing to listen and do as she was instructed. Maryann did not accept the decisions of those above her and that she also would soon be guilty of the sin of pride if she did not change her ways.
“I didn’t see it that way but maybe my school was different.”
“Are you married?
Cindy shakes her head, “No. You?”
“Me neither. May I ask if you’re a virgin?”
Cindy was taken a back by this question, “A little personal, don’t you think? We just met.”
“Sorry,” Maryann laughed. “I was just trying to make a point. If your not a virgin, then you were living in sin and the church would not consider you a good Catholic. They don’t believe in premarital sex, contraceptives, abortions, gays, lot’s of things. The best part is you are not allowed to disagree or even discuss things, they ‘re infallible.”
“Oh, OK,” Cindy laughed. “I was wondering there for a minute.”
“The arrogance, imagine thinking you’re infallible!” Maryann did not hear Cindy’s comment and continued shaking her head in disbelief. “Wow! Isn’t that the ultimate sin of pride?”
This is page three of fifteen.