Guy with a Cross on The Road
744 views · Published 9 August 2009 · 0:31 · Indexed 6 October 2026
Channel: Steve Packard · 2009 · People & Blogs
The other day I was out in the car when I saw a guy on the side of the road walking along with a large wooden cross. The cross was over his shoulder and also had a wheeled cart bag on the end that was dragging (basically a backpack with wheels attached so it wouldn't just drag on the ground). Considering he was doing something so conspicuous in public, I figured he didn't mind getting some attention, so I slowed down to ask him what he was up to. Apparently he's walking from Maine to Mexico to remind everyone of the love of Christ. This was filmed in Connecticut, so he's made it some way but still has a long long way to go. Well, being an atheist I don't see this as a very useful exercise. That said, I have nothing against this guy and wish him the best. I hope he gets to his destination safely and finds some measure of satisfaction in that. While I admire that he had the conviction to actually do something, I also wonder how it is that an old book about an invisible man in the sky could motivate someone to (putting it bluntly) waste so much time. For that matter, one wonders what real good someone could do if they committed that much time and energy to doing something like volunteering for a worthy cause. Still, as far as things people have done in the name of god, this is fairly harmless.
