Sainthood in the 21st century

At the national gallery and noticing a lot of paintings with saints in them. Ther's the martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, the martyrdom of Saint Giovanni, the portrait of this or that saint reading... It makes me wonder what would happen to someone today if they were to behave as saints did in the paintings in which they're depicted. Some might immediately assume that they'd be declared insane and locked away, but that seems trite abd unimaginitive. Plus, all of the mental facilities in this country are full and/or underfunded.
More than likely, they would be labeled as unproductive slackers and ridiculed for being lazy. What would you call someone whose idea of a good time is sitting in the woods reading and getting closer to god? A jesus freak? A loser? Certainly the term "saint" wouldn't be thrown around too much.
More important than this lame observation was my realization that there's a direct relationship between someone's pretentiousness and how close they stand to a painting.
And don't try to go see the declaration of independence any day between christmas and new year's, you'll never make it out alive.


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