A Bob Roberts Story (2) This is the continuing story of Bob Roberts, who woke up one morning with very acute mental powers. You do not have to read “What’s All the Fuss About?” to understand this story, but it would help understand who the players are and how Bob became to be like he is.
This is a tale of woe, but it is mainly about what we hear and what we don’t and why we need to pay attention to everything so we don’t mistake love for something else, like lust or comfort.
Have you ever really listened to some of the country songs from the years gone by? Stuff by Garth Brooks or Ronnie Milsap or even George Jones? They have some of the saddest lyrics you will ever see or hear. This story is about a man for whom those songs really hit home.
Voices in the dark. They can be good, bad or nonsense. Some voices are harmless, and some are unrecognizable as actual words. Then there are some that can be clear as a bell, but so horrible that hearing them makes you cringe with fear, and wish that you had never heard them. But then some voices in the dark can do more than strike fear in your heart! They can cause you to change into something that even you don’t recognize!