Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible

Have you ever met one of those people that have those crazy/odd conversations with strangers, that normal people would never have with pretty much anyone? I’m totally one of those people. My mom and I have ALWAYS had people who love to talk gravitate toward us… even if they don’t know us. At gas stations, grocery stores, football games, or pretty much anywhere, there is always someone that strikes up an interesting conversation with either of us. I guess we just look too friendly to resist it. For whatever reason that these people choose to talk to us, I don’t care; I simply adore it.

Why do I mention this, of all things, in my latest blog? Well, today I went to get my tires rotated. (Yes, my life is so interesting that even going to the mechanic is an adventure!) I was reading my latest How-To book, when the mechanic that runs the office said to me “Oh! You brought us something interesting to read?” I was the only one in the office and he wasn’t a bit busy, so I closed my book to talk to him and told him the title and a little bit about it. I said that I wasn’t sure he’d find it all too interesting… Just a book about religion and the bible that most people would say is sin.

But when I said “religion” and “bible” he instantly became intrigued (not the normal reaction I get when I mention the bible). He proceeded to stop whatever busy work he was doing and pay sole attention to me and our conversation. My car hadn’t even been put up on the jack yet at this point, so we had quite some time to discuss our topic. We talked a little about the book itself, and immediately jumped everywhere from Catholicism and Mormons all the way to Buddhism and Taoism! He told me story after story about Jehovah Witnesses that he knew and two young Mormon girls who had taught him the real meaning of polygamy. When I say we talked about everything, I do mean EVERYTHING. It was one of the most interesting conversations I’d had in a long time.

When my car was finally done, we talked about 20 minutes more (that’s over an hour total!). He finished a few more stories and told me a little about his religious habits, and asked about mine. Then the phone rang, abruptly ending our long and drawn out conversation on this fabulous topic. I waved goodbye and bid him good day, feeling jazzed about the delightful banter I’d just been engaged in. He was one of the few people I’d met that could talk about religion without going into HIS beliefs, and just simply discuss it! I reveled in it.

So, why is this important for you to know? Why does my wonderful conversation with a local mechanic matter to your experiences with a How-to book? It is good for you to know that these books will bring enlightenment and hopefully open-mindedness into your life… and perhaps even (like in my case) conversations about topics with strangers that you would have never dreamed you would have. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Who knows what the rest of this book (I’m only halfway done!) holds in store for me…