“I’d say you’ve let yourself be told too much already.” “What do you mean?” I said. “It means that maybe you should take things on face value for a change. Stop trying to unravel them.” He watched me for a while, light pouring from his face. “You’re white,” I said. “And you sound like you’re Welsh.” “Whatever you say,” he said with a shrug. “Jesus was supposed to be from the Middle East,” I said. “Yeah, it’s funny, isn’t it?” he said. “Ever wonder why there are no white prophets?” He shrugged again. “Maybe one day. Anyway, put it this way: You watch television, right? You know it’s not really
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