Here is a little speech, taken from the Momokuri Academy Student Class Rep Archives. She spoke this at the graduation ceremony, at least I'm told that...um, enjoy?
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Rosebud Phaerietaylez
Chapter 3
I Am A Japanese Catholic
Ahem...I'm not a nun who lives at the cemetery all her life. I don't fast, primarily because I can't live without a balanced diet. I don't make frequent visits to the Vatican every year. I don't save my allowance to see Jerusalem, and no, I don't know the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, John the Baptist, or even St. Peter, although I'm certain, they're very intellectual people, I'm sure. I have a pope, not a rabbi. I believe in peace, not war. I stand for pro-life over pro-choice. I believe that temples should go side-by-side with, if not replaced by, cathedrals. I believe that gospel music is wrong, and church choir music rocks. I believe in sticking thumbtacks in my hands to feel the Lord's pain as he died on the cross. I believe in St. Joan of Arc watching over us, not just because she died as a martyr to our faiths and beliefs, but that we feel her pain, and at the same time, her purity and piety when we step on this campus, on this beautiful day. I believe that when we die, we will be clothed in white, gain our wings, fly like the wind, and catch every desperate soul that fears darkness and needs light, love, and compassion, for happy are those who will rise to God, drop off their dead bodies, and seek our Father's peace! Giving, not spending, and it's not about giving a little to the poor, it's about giving A LOT! You hear me? A lot! I believe in we, not I; us, not me; ours, not mine; and that the dove is a just, loving, pure, innocent and caring animal. (If only he would not splat on the school grounds after being fed...) And Jesus died on the CROSS, not the crust. Catholicism is the world largest Christian sect, the ONLY Christian sect, and it is through this faith that we learn to live our lives, walking in the way of Jesus Christ, our risen Lord.
My name's Kusakabe Maron, and I AM A JAPANESE CATHOLIC!!!
(crowd stand up, applauds, cheers, whistles, some of the guys in front rows drool and cry waterfalls, a select few even having nasal discharges...eww...)
Th...thank you. (sees Chiaki, blushes, a bit uneasy, but smiles, even shedding a tear.)
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End Chapter 3
Well, whaddaya think. Please, your thoughts...
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Rosebud Phaerietaylez
Chapter 3
I Am A Japanese Catholic
Ahem...I'm not a nun who lives at the cemetery all her life. I don't fast, primarily because I can't live without a balanced diet. I don't make frequent visits to the Vatican every year. I don't save my allowance to see Jerusalem, and no, I don't know the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, John the Baptist, or even St. Peter, although I'm certain, they're very intellectual people, I'm sure. I have a pope, not a rabbi. I believe in peace, not war. I stand for pro-life over pro-choice. I believe that temples should go side-by-side with, if not replaced by, cathedrals. I believe that gospel music is wrong, and church choir music rocks. I believe in sticking thumbtacks in my hands to feel the Lord's pain as he died on the cross. I believe in St. Joan of Arc watching over us, not just because she died as a martyr to our faiths and beliefs, but that we feel her pain, and at the same time, her purity and piety when we step on this campus, on this beautiful day. I believe that when we die, we will be clothed in white, gain our wings, fly like the wind, and catch every desperate soul that fears darkness and needs light, love, and compassion, for happy are those who will rise to God, drop off their dead bodies, and seek our Father's peace! Giving, not spending, and it's not about giving a little to the poor, it's about giving A LOT! You hear me? A lot! I believe in we, not I; us, not me; ours, not mine; and that the dove is a just, loving, pure, innocent and caring animal. (If only he would not splat on the school grounds after being fed...) And Jesus died on the CROSS, not the crust. Catholicism is the world largest Christian sect, the ONLY Christian sect, and it is through this faith that we learn to live our lives, walking in the way of Jesus Christ, our risen Lord.
My name's Kusakabe Maron, and I AM A JAPANESE CATHOLIC!!!
(crowd stand up, applauds, cheers, whistles, some of the guys in front rows drool and cry waterfalls, a select few even having nasal discharges...eww...)
Th...thank you. (sees Chiaki, blushes, a bit uneasy, but smiles, even shedding a tear.)
******
End Chapter 3
Well, whaddaya think. Please, your thoughts...
