The Lemniscates

18. Elyane, Théosote and Me.

- And I suppose you want to help us die?

- Hahaha! No, not really. But admit it would be an interesting challenge to persuade an immortal to die.

- So what? Should I remind you it was you who mentioned the Purgatory option.

- That's right. Purgatory remains a simple way to know what really happened.

- And how is going to purgatory going to help us get this information?

- Well, you know the saying: When a human dies, his soul is imbued with human omniscience.

- Really? It's a saying?

- Anyway, I don't see the point here. No human was there and die that I know of.

- True and true again. But I was not referring to that.

- So...? What were you referring to?

- Oh yes! Sorry, I thought it was obvious. Well, according to you: What is Purgatory? Just a huge sorting soul stock? Yes and no. But the big question is: Which souls pass through purgatory?

- Humans, I would say, even if your tone implies that this is not entirely accurate.

- Our friendly candidate is wrong again. All souls who ever lived passed, pass and will pass through Purgatory.

- And so?

- You do not understand. I said ALL! Humans and others. All!

- I thought that only humans had souls.

- The Church arranges itself with the facts. Although I think they didn't even know if they had one or not. I think it was originally a control tool of the population.

- What do you mean by "others"?

- Well, yours to begin with and dogs, cats, ants, dinosaurs, the Cro-Magnon, the little birdies and so on.

- Even animals?

- Oh narrow mind! Why not? What is a soul? The prerogative of exceptionally intelligent species?
- But we would have known by now...

- Well, if you always knock on the same door, you will always see the same people.

- Okay, let's say you're right. And how the soul of an ant could help us more?

- This is not really ants I thought of. Here! It's starting to hit. Who would it be ideal to ask? Someone who died on the spot!

- But I thought they had no soul...

- Who said that? The same people who certified that only white men had souls?

- But...

- It's hard to question oneselft, huh? I feel you're still a bit incredulous. It always hurts the first time.

- Haha. Very funny.

- Excuse me, it was an easy one, I know. Well, then? Which door will we knock on? Angels? Demons?

- Both.