Before Sunset Page #4

at the same time.

How is it disturbing?

I don't know. Just being part

of someone else's memory.

Seeing myself through your eyes.

How long did it take you to write it?

Three or four years, on and off.

Wow, that's a really long time

to be writing about one night.

Yeah, I know. Tell me about it.

I always assumed

you had forgotten me.

No, I had a pretty clear picture

of you in my mind.

- I have to tell you something. I just...

- What?

I've wanted to talk to you for so long

that now... It's just surreal, you know?

I feel like everything should be...

How long do we have?

Twenty minutes and 30 seconds?

We got more than that.

I wanna know about you.

Tell me, what are you doing?

What are you up to?

Where to start? I work for Green Cross.

It's an environmental organization.

What are they all about?

We basically work on different

environment issues...

...from clean water to

disarmament of chemical weapons.

International laws that deal

with the environment.

- What do you do for them?

- We're going this way.

Different things.

Like, last year I was in India for a while,

working on a water-treatment plant.

Well, the cotton industry there

is a major source of pollution, so...

I mean, it sounds like you're actually

doing something.

Most people, myself included,

just sit around and b*tch.

You know, how America's consuming

all the world's resources, SUVs suck...

...global warming is real...

I'm relieved to hear you're not one

of those "freedom fries" Americans.

Hey, you know...

But how'd you get into that?

I came out of political science,

hoping to work for the government.

- And I did for a little while. Terrible.

- Not good?

Yeah, no. Anyway, I got really tired...

Let's go this way.

Having this endless conversation

with friends...

...about how the world

was falling to pieces.

So I decided what I really

wanted to do was...

...to find things that could be fixed

and try to fix them, you know?

You know, I always thought you'd be

doing something cool like that. I did.

Thanks. I just feel really, really lucky

to be doing a job I like, you know?

Yeah.

I actually alternate in between thinking

everything is irrevocably screwed up...

...and things might be

getting better in ways.

Better? How could you

possibly say that?

Well, I just mean, you know, like...

I know it sounds weird, but there are

things to be optimistic about.

Okay... I know your book is selling,

which is great, I'm very happy for you.

But let me break the news to you:

The world is a mess right now.

From a Western view,

things are getting a bit better.

We're moving industry to developing

nations where we can get cheap labor...

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