"When the dawn came, I was out of sight of
the village. I prayed and purified myself, waiting for a sign. The sign was an
eagle. It flew east.
Sometimes signs are sent by bad spirits. I
waited again on the flat rock, fasting, taking no food. I was very still- I
could feel the sky above me and the earth beneath. I waited till the sun was
beginning to sink. Then three deer passed in the valley, going east- they did
not wind me or see me. There was a white fawn with them-a very great sign. I
followed them, at a distance, waiting for what would happen. My heart was
troubled about going east, yet I knew that I must go"(313).
I think John was just finding excuses to go east which was forbidden. I feel interesting that this situation is like when girls are on diet. She knows that she shouldn't drink the high-calories drinks. But when people offer her one, she begins to find excuses to convince herself that one cup of pearl milk tea won't really make her fat. Also, she will exercise a lot so that it doesn't matter.
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