Cain

by José Saramago

Cain has already given his answer by killing abel because he could not kill the lord. Things do not augur well for the future life of this man.

Like everything else, words have their whys and wherefores. Some call to us solemnly, arrogantly, giving themselves airs, as if they were destined for great things, and then it turns out that they were nothing more than a breeze

Yes, you read correctly, the lord ordered abraham to sacrifice his own son, and he did so as naturally as if he were asking for a glass of water to slake his thirst, which means it was a deep-seated habit of his.

only lord we have, the lord of our ancestors, the lord who was here when we were born, And if that lord had a son, would he order him to be killed as well, asked isaac, Time will tell, So the lord is capable of anything, of good, bad and worse, Yes, he is, What would have happened if you had disobeyed the order, asked isaac, Well, the lord usually sends down ruin or disease upon anyone who fails him, So the lord is vengeful, Yes, I think he is, said abraham quietly, as if he were afraid of being heard, nothing is impossible for the lord, Not even error and crime, asked isaac, Especially error and crime, Father, I don’t understand this religion, But you have to, my son, you have no choice,

The history of mankind is the history of our misunderstandings with god, for he doesn’t understand us, and we don’t understand him.

It is quite possible that the pact that some say exists between god and men contains only two articles, namely, you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.

That’s the city where the men preferred men to women, And was that why everyone was killed, Everyone, not a soul escaped, there were no survivors, Even the women whom those men spurned, lilith asked again, Even them, That’s how it is with women, if the rain doesn’t get you, the wind will,

why, the death of just one of the children burned to death in sodom would be enough to condemn him outright, but for god, justice is an empty word,