▁day ▁and ▁d row ns ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Christ . ▁▁ ▁When ▁Be vel ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁river , ▁a ▁gas ▁station ▁owner ▁named ▁" Mr . ▁Parad ise " ▁who ▁sees ▁Be vel ▁wand ering ▁about , ▁follows ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁div es ▁in ▁after ▁him , ▁but ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁save ▁him , ▁emer ging ▁from ▁the ▁river ▁' empty - hand ed ,' ▁' looking ▁like ▁some ▁ancient ▁water ▁mon ster '. ▁Mr . ▁Parad ise , ▁who ▁was ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁cancer ▁behind ▁the ▁ear , ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁particip ant ▁at ▁the ▁river ▁rev iv als , ▁but ▁only ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁ske ptic ▁and ▁show ▁off ▁his ▁cancer ▁which ▁is ▁never ▁he aled ▁by ▁the ▁evangel ist . ▁Mr . ▁Parad ise ▁uses ▁Be vel ' s ▁innoc ence ▁to ▁further ▁mock ▁the ▁evangel ist , ▁who ▁is ▁hum ili ated ▁public ly ▁while ▁pray ing ▁seriously ▁for ▁Be vel ' s ▁' s ick ' ▁mother , ▁when ▁Be vel ▁reve als ▁with ▁child like ▁innoc ence ▁that ▁her ▁' s ick ness ' ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁hang over . ▁Mr . ▁Parad ise ▁' gu ff aws ' ▁at ▁this ▁embar rass ing ▁revel ation , ▁saying ▁' H aw ! ▁C ure ▁the ▁aff lic ted ▁woman ▁with ▁the ▁hang over !' ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Parad ise ▁is ▁curious ly ▁named ; ▁' par ad ise ' ▁is ▁ev oc ative ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁Garden ▁of