p. and i were having lunch at this kinda new, very french place whose specialties are crepes. anna and i discovered it when we were downtown a few weeks ago. midday in the middle of the city, and it is prime real estate for people watching. we watched 2 cops on bicycles roust a homeless guy and the homeless guy got so pissed he threw his bedroll at the police.

then p. noticed this dude wearing pretty ratty clothes handing out cards to the passersby. the dude was wearing a baseball cap with GOD embroidered just above the bill. i don't know what the cards were but we let our imagination run wide.

what would it be if he had 2 sets of cards. for one set would read: YOU ARE SAVED.

the second set would read: YOU ARE DAMNED.

and these were passed out at random. what would the reactions of the recipients be. the saved nodding in agreement with a i-thought-so expression. while the damned might just throw it away as a stupid joke for the non-believers. or would some freak out because GOD - as it said on his hat - just confirmed their worst fears.