The Perfect Wave Page #2

here without you, you know?

Mom, stop. It's okay.

Confirm, o lord,

your servant Ian with your holy spirit.

Amen.

It never made sense to me.

I never felt a thing.

I never felt the presence of

God.

To me, he just did not exist.

...And daily increase

in your holy spirit.

Amen.

Congratulations, Ian.

Colin.

Dad, have you ever heard

God speak?

No, not really.

Mom, mom.

I don't think it worked.

Nothing happened.

Have you ever heard God speak?

Yes, I have.

When grandma died

and I was so upset,

I heard God speak to me.

He never answers me.

This isn't for me, mom.

I don't want to come

to church anymore.

I don't believe God is real.

Ian, Ian. Wait.

- Yes, mom?

- Oh, Ian.

If you could learn one thing

from my life,

I want you to remember one...

one little thing.

Okay?

No matter how far

you might be from God,

no matter

what you've done wrong,

if you call out to him

from your heart,

he will hear you.

And he will forgive you.

Yes, mom.

I'll remember that.

Dad, I'm sorry

I sprung that on you.

- I should've talked to you first.

- Ian, I...

I wish I could talk

some sense into you, but...

I did the same thing

when I was your age.

So I know the dangers out there...

the parties, the drugs, the risks.

- It's easy to lose yourself.

- Yeah, but, come on, dad.

Those parties and stuff,

that's not it for me.

There's more.

- You know, I spoke to merv.

- At the dairy?

Yes. It's a great place to start.

You can surf weekends.

It'll give you a sense of purpose,

of direction for the future.

It's not all about the future

for me.

It's about now.

You know, get busy living

or get busy dying.

I just want what's best for you,

son.

When I get back,

I'll get the whole package,

okay?

House, car, wife...

Maybe even a dog.

Yeah.

I guess this is it.

- Hey, Uncle Colin.

- Greg.

- Stay out of trouble, you hear me?

- Yeah, I'll try.

- Don't worry, pops.

- Safe travels, son.

Don't let him drag you

into anything.

If he thinks it's a good idea,

don't do it.

Wait!

One more hug!

Okay, one more hug.

- You got my suit, right?

- Yeah, I got it.

It's in the trunk.

Mom.

Don't worry, mom.

I love you, Ian.

You have a good time

and take care of each other.

Listen...

Whatever happens out there,

God's watching over you.

- Yes, right. God's watching.

- I'm serious.

I love you, mom.

Ian, you need anything

or you get into any trouble,

you call, okay?

Okay.

Thank you, dad.

Oh.

Well, I'll see you when I see

you.

Baby bro, don't do anything

I wouldn't do.

Which means you can do anything.

Sidney, here we come!

Whoo-hoo!

Leaving home,

my mom had a premonition something

might happen to me on this trip.

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