num_pages: 126
description: Chapter 9 Excerpt: As Seth lay in the swing, mother came around the corner of the house. Her faced contained a look of hostility. She had been arguing with Sara Beth about some small detail dealing with tomorrow4s festivities. Yet, she was still so beautiful. She brought with her two full glasses of sweet tea and two pieces of apple pie. The pie was still warm, and it melted slowly in our mouths. Aunt Ellen could make the best apple pies. The quiet evening air began to creep into the backyard. The crickets were beginning to stir, and the melodies of the noise filled the air. A light turned on in the house, and Shelby and Joshua motioned for mother to come back inside. As she walked away, Seth took his position again, and I began to pull the grass with my toes.As I sat in the grass, I watched Seth dither in the iron swing. It was in that moment that I saw Seth for whom he really was. The crickets and other night creatures were the only noise that reverberated through the darkness. We both sat quietly for several moments. I was unsure what was traveling through his mind. Seth was an amazing man. He was the only man that I knew who had rejected the dogma of the Baptist church and most other churches. To him, it was unnecessary to attend church every week, and to worship someone who really does not want to be worshipped. In his psyche and in many discourses, he was god. He was connected to God in every manner, and did not see the purpose of worshipping himself. Several years ago he had realized that his spirit was not released into this realm to be rejected and punished to hell. There was no hell and eternal separation from someone to whom he would always be connected. It was all a game.She, he or it was simply floating through the atmosphere laughing at the ways in which mankind destroyed themselves. To the Supreme Being, Seth was a part of humanity and a part of the eternity. Eternity was forever, and what took place on this terrestrial ground really meant noth
language: English
title: The Old Iron Swing
titlecomplete: The Old Iron Swing
publisher: Xlibris Corp