InnocenceoftheEyes Whatifyouareanimmortal?Whatifyouhaveimpenetrableskinandcantacquirediseases.Well,Ill tellyouhowitfeels.IamPaolo,keeperoflight,andthisismystory. Ifeltatrembleatmyheartandsuddensorrow.TheatmosphereturnedintoZeusswrath.WhenI walkedupintothemansion,Ifoundoutthatmygrandmotherdied.Atherfuneral,wecriedandwept andsawtheeyesofmyrelativestowardsmymother.Andintheendwefoundoutthatwearetheones whowillreceiveherwill.Itwasaburdenindisguise,asiftherewassomeonereadytostabusinthe backofourheadsandagunpointedrightatus. Wewenthomeandsawourrelatives,therewasnoguestsincemygrandmotherwantedittobeprivate. MyauntMorakickedmymotherdown.Mycousinspointedfourgunsatthefaceofmyfather.Weall knewthatitwasallaboutthericheswereceivedfromourgrandmother.Mymothercriedandbegged whilemyfatherfoughtback.BANG!Thebrainofmyfathersplashedatmyface.Theytalkedto themselvesandtoldus,Imsorrybutthereshouldbenowitnesses.BANG! Icanfeelthedarknesssuckingmein.Asifitwantstoeatmeanderasethelifeforceoutofme.ThenI sawthepastandthatdreadedmemoryofreceivingthewillandtestament.

.Memoriesareflashing beforemyeyesandIfeltthebloodflowingoutofmybody.Thentherewaslight,sobrightthatifmy skincanseeitwillgoblind!ThereIsawthegatesofheaven,yesIamcertainitsheaven!Thekeeper askedme,Doyouforgiveyourrelatives?Iaskedhimtorepeatthequestion.Behonest!headded.I thinkIshouldlie.WhywouldGodletinapersonwhodoesntforgiveothers?Iansweredproudly,Yes! Whydidyouliemyson?saidGod.Icanseeyourhatredatthebackofyoureyes.Youwanttocome backtoearthandbringyourrelativesdownanddragthemtohell.Iwasastonishedforheknowswhat Imthinking.Hebanishedmeandpushedmedowntohell.Ifeltanenormouspalmanditwassuddenly arollercoasterride.Upanddown,lefttoright!ThelowerIget,thetruerthepaingets.Icanfeelthefire burningmysoulandshreddingmyskinandhairoutofme.BOOM!Iblastedthelandoutoftheearthof hell. Iwokeupandthegatesweremadeupoffleshandcrystals.Isawmyreflectionanditishorrifying!My skinwaspeeledandmyeyesarered!Allofmyhairwasgone.Itumbleddownandcrippleddowntomy tears. ThenIheardlaughter,fullofhungerforsouls.Itwasthedemon,byhislookshewasreadytostruckme down.ThetattooonhisbodysymbolizesthekillingofChrist,aninvertedcrucifix.Ithinkthedemon prosecutesthefaithful.Thedemonsaidforcefully,HAHA!Youthinkyoucantricktheoldman,dont you?Hesafoolandweakling!HemadeawrongdecisionnotlettingyouintoheavenHecontinuedto cursethenameofGodandblasphemeduptothreedaysandtriedtobrainwashmyfaith.Andanother weekfulloftortureandpain.

NowdoyoustillbelieveinyourGod?askedbythedemon.Yes!Iansweredbackproudly.Youll regretsayingthat.Thedemonexclaimed.Hepummeledmedownbuttherewasalightpreventingit.A lightwhichcamefromthedepthsofhell.TherewasGodandliftedmeupbacktotheclouds.Godwas delightedofmyrejectionofthedevil.Thesoreandbruiseswashealedinstantly!Godwelcomedmeand mademekeeperoflight.Onewhothykepthisfaithandfoughtoverthedevilstemptationsand influence.Iwasfamousatmyafterlife.IevensawmyfamilythereandprayedtoGodtogetheragain. Yes,youcanbeimmortal.Thereislifeafterdeath. PaoloDavid