JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for September 02, 2007
Transcript:
"You don't have a single gray hair! How do you do it, Joe?" "I don't get bent out of shape over stuff that doesn't matter" "NOW you tell me!" "Your insurance will go into effect in about a week, Marcy" "Good" "Wow. Four kids. Amazing!" "You don't look your age at all!" "I don't?" "No! You must have a painting up in your attic like Dorian Gray!" "Dorian who?" "He's a character in a book" "He stayed young while a portrait in his attic grew old and haggard." "When I get home, I'll check my attic!" "Ha ha ha" "Marcy, forget the attic. Our haggard, aging portraits are on our driver's licenses." "!"
The Picture of Dorian Gray is actually a fascinating novel- exploring the impacts of vile deeds on the soul and what those would look like manifested. And what would humans be capable of doing to themselves and others if they never had to face the repercussions of those deeds weighing on their souls?