Chapter 754 I'm Back Again

"Father, do you think our world is moving too fast?" the man with a Middle Eastern accent asked. Father Edward was taken aback by his question.

Father Edward closed the page of "One Hundred Years of Solitude", and after thinking for a while, he replied, "What are you referring to?"

"All," said the man's voice, "I mean all of it. All of it. Our world is going into a fast lane, don't you see Father?"

Father Edward didn't know what the man on the other side wanted to ask, or what the man was thinking. But Father Edward answered his question anyway: "You mean change in our world? Yes, really fast. From healthcare to energy to mobility. It's all changing, and it's changing the lives of a lot of people. Life."

"Do you think this is a good thing, Father?" the man opposite asked in a low voice.

Father Edward gently stroked the spine of the book: "Mr. Birmingham who lives in this community once experienced a terrible car accident. He had to amputate both legs from the knee part."

"Losing his legs also made him unemployed, although the company paid a liquidated damages and the driver of the car accident also lost a lot of money. But Birmingham lost his legs and never got them back. His girlfriend Also left him, to be honest, that was his lowest point."

"At that time, he often came to me and mentioned countless times that he wanted to commit suicide. I could only persuade him, comfort him, and persuade him that there would always be hope for him to live. I am a priest, and I believe in my Unfortunately, I have never really heard the call of God. So I don't have the power of God to cure Mr. Birmingham's illness."

Father Edward said in a low voice, with a special appeal in his tone: "What I can do is like a placebo prescribed by a doctor. It may not be effective for the patient's condition, it can only be relieved in the heart. Comfort Birmingham."

The other end of the confession room is very quiet, except for the sound of breathing that indicates that the other party is still there, you can't hear any voice from the man on the other side. He listened to Father Edward's words very quietly.

"Day after day, year after year. Birmingham was a nice guy, he used to be helpful and a nice guy in the community. He was a great carpenter and an electrician. He was always needed and he was always It was an upbeat smile. But everything changed when I lost my legs."

"He can't accept other people's eyes of pity and sympathy. It's worse than killing him. I really can't accept that such a good person ends his life in any way. I have prayed countless times, hoping that God can hear my voice , let him send an angel to save Birmingham."

Father Edward picked up the wine glass from the table and took a sip of the red wine he brewed: "I don't know if God can hear my voice, but I have always done so. Until the Osborne Group announced last year New Limb Regenerative Medicine program. I knew it might be the best chance to save Birmingham."

"The Osborne Group selected the first batch of patients across the United States, and partially implemented public welfare medical care. Other colleagues in the community and I initiated a proposal. We reported the situation in Birmingham to the Osborne Group, and within a month he announced Chosen."

The man on the opposite side interjected, "He was cured, right, Father."

Father Edward nodded: "Yes, that is indeed the case. He was cured, although he said that the treatment process was painful. But looking at his regrowth legs, I can hardly believe my eyes."

"If there is a miracle in this world, I think I have seen it with my own eyes. This is a miracle!" Father Edward was a little excited: "Birmingham stood up again and found a new job, and he began to smile again. He did. He even joined the Justice League's vigilante."

"He tried his best to help those who were unfortunately disabled due to car accidents or accidents. He used his own experience to encourage everyone and let everyone not give up hope. Because now someone has brought miracles to the world." Father Edward said there was a pause one time.

"So sir, you just asked me that the world is moving too fast? I think it is, but I think it is a good thing. The world is moving in a good direction. Although I am old, I can still It feels like society is boiling over again, and the atmosphere is like when we first went to the moon decades ago."

Father Edward said seriously: "This is the best era. I am fortunate to be born in this era and witness unprecedented feats in human history."

The man on the opposite side of the confessional took a deep breath: "But this is also the worst time, we may have to bear the unprecedented pain brought about by the great changes in the human process, and it may last two whole generations, or even more. And this change in process is good or bad for human beings.”

"Your tone is a bit pessimistic, sir." Father Edward said a little noncommittally.

The person on the other side of the confession room said in a low tone: "Maybe, it may be because I have seen too much. Do you know Father, the war in the Middle East has stopped. The Middle East, which has been fighting for decades, after oil lost its value Suddenly it became peaceful."

Father Edward nodded: "This is a good thing. There won't be so many refugees homeless, and there won't be so many innocent people dying at the gunpoint of warlords."

"They can go back to their hometown, or farm, or build. This is a new era, and they can build their homes peacefully."

The man across the confessional doesn't quite share this sentiment: "It's only fleeting. Competition from new energy sources is really just bringing strife on Earth into space. Peace in the Middle East just because the Middle East is now ineligible to play the game." only games."

"The real players in this game are those superpowers. Even aliens that we don't know. When we step out of the earth, are we really ready? Is it the great development of the universe, or the extinction of human civilization? Countless disputes are hidden in the dark universe, we cannot see the truth and cannot predict the future."

"Are those who lead the planet into this era really superheroes? Do they really understand what the price of peace is?"

The man on the opposite side of the confessional said something a little profound, and Father Edward didn't know how to answer for a while. He thought for a long time before saying: "There are always many forks in the course of history. Sometimes we go right, sometimes we go wrong. But whether we go right or go wrong, it is better than going forward. Go strong."

"The reason why people are human is that our curiosity and spirit of brave exploration are very important. Because of curiosity, human beings have mastered the use of tools, and because of brave exploration, we have linked the world together. In this process We took a lot of detours in the process, and some people fell into sand when exploring these methods."

"They are not necessarily all right, and even paid a lot of painful prices. But human beings have not stagnated because of these injuries. We just continue to accumulate experience, eliminate the wrong methods, and then find the right way."

Father Edward had already put down the book, and he said very seriously: "Are those who lead us forward superheroes? I think so, because they are using their lives and all their honor to find the way for us. Stand still They can still be heroes, and to continue to pioneer is likely to be lost. Some things have to be done."

Father Edward finished these words in one breath, and he felt a little thirsty. He wanted to pour a glass of red wine, but he found that the opposite side was surprisingly quiet.

He asked softly, "Sir? Sir?"

There was no sound on the other side.

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In a Maybach sedan, Dr. Ethan looked out the window at New York with its many tall buildings and whispered: "I'm back again."

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