Eternity and the Professor
“I have some questions, sir,” the professor said.
Kamar, the Angel, looked at him and said, “All will be answered.”
The two kept walking along a winding stone path that took them through a garden, past a field, and up over a hill looking down upon a windswept plain and river.
“It’s empty,” said the professor. “There are no people here.” The two kept walking. At the river, they walked over a small wooden bridge, shaded by two willow trees. Up over the hill on the other side and down again into another vale, beautiful with flowers and tall wild grasses.
“There should be people here,” the professor said. “Lots of people. There should be men in the fields and children swimming in the river and women visiting each other, and homes. Where are all the people?”
They kept walking.
“Tell me about you work,” Kamar inquired. …


