"Look," he said, "the Bible is the word of God, and God can't lie. If events did not happen this way, they would be told as they happened. Why replace truth with legend? How sad it is to hear religious leaders who so undermine faith in God's word and make God look like a liar!

This last argument completely convinced me. It was logical. If the Catholic Church claims that all of it is based on the Bible, which contains many legends, then why should you believe in this institution?

On the contrary, these people seemed much more intelligent. If the Bible is true, we can use it to find out what God says and what He is like, and after today we can say the same thing as Jehovah's Witnesses.

When we broke up, a lot changed in the depths of my soul. The Bible may or may not have been a series of legends mixed with real events and teachings, but from now on it was exactly the same for me as "Jehovah's Witnesses" had told me.

We agreed to meet next week. Perhaps it was God who knocked on my doors?

Chapter 3

"The Truth That Leadeth to Eternal Life"

When Augustine came back to see us the following week, I was not at home. I was very sorry about it, and, as my grandmother told me, he was also quite upset, although he was told to return in two days.

And so it happened. It was a hot August day. My father and I invited him into the living room. The door to the balcony was open, allowing fresh air. Our conversation turned out to be more interesting than the previous one, as a new element appeared in it.

The end of the world in 1975