 After a couple of months, I went to a sorority dance at the Astor and didn't enjoy a minute of it. The next day, I saw the film Imitation of Life. When I got home, I sat on the edge of my bed and gave some serious thought to my life. Real and imitation. Finally, I decided I'm going to find out what this business of being a Christian is all about. That involved several things. One, I took a Bible my sister had given me and began to read it carefully.