It was one of those things where the full significance of it only sinks in gradually--it's only later that you realize how deeply you've been marked. For instance, when I was vaguely listening to the guy before he spoke to us, and he said the bit about the wedding, I thought he was just ranting, but he was probably quoting scripture then, too--the king tries to get guests for his son's wedding, but no one will come, so he goes out into the streets to collect people. (Edited to correct poor memory of scripture...)

And I swear, one blind eye. This guy... I mean... does this stuff really happen? Yes, apparently, it does. The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls spoken in the bus terminals.