Aka. "Destination Anywhere", "The Boy and Girl from County Bavaria"... After a very intense year in Würzburg (Germany), I'm back in Salamanca. I probably won't have that many experiences to write, but there's always an excuse to post a new entry!

The doorbell rings

Old man: Hello! We're visiting all the neighbors in this building, in a respectful way and without stealing their time, of course. We'd like to talk about God's Kingdom.

Me: What?

Old man: Yeah, God's Kingdom. We're Jehovah's Witnesses.

Me: Oh, god...

Old man: We just came to talk to you a little bit, without any obligations. We'd like to offer you this magazine so you can read it and comment it with your friends and family. Then I'll come to visit you once again so that we can discuss it.

Me: No, thanks. That's just a waste of ink and paper; it's just about hurting Mother Earth, which is what I believe in.

Old man: Well, that's exactly what this magazine is about - nature! God created nature, and we must protect it in order to survive. Look [takes out a little Bible and shows the first line to me] "At the beginning, God created the Earth and skies" You know someone built and designed this building, even though you haven't seen them, right? You know there was an architect...

Me: Of course!

Old man: Well, God is the architect who created nature and created us all. God has a name, just like you and me, and it's Jehovah. Yet this name has been kept hidden through history. All the answers are in the Bible! Have you  noticed how much the people in this world suffer? All the crime, violence and chauvinism...?

Me: Chauvinism, you mean like assuming that the creator had to be a man?

Old man: No, no, God wasn't a man! God created men, and he also created women so that the Earth was full of life. No-one knows what God is like and no-one can try to be like him or represent him.

Me: [rolls her eyes] Yeah, right...

Old man: Anyway, take this magazine without any obligation and in a few days I'll drop by again so that you can ask me any doubts you have.

Me: Look, I think it'd be more fruitful for you to keep it to yourselves and save it for someone a bit more... open-minded.

Old man: Fair enough. Thank you for your attention and have a nice day.