You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus ~ Mark Twain

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful citizens...

Once upon a time, there lived a small community of intelligent, interested individuals who worked very hard day and night, but they were happy. Each provided for himself and his family, and each helped others in times of need. Over time, however, problems began to arise in the land. Soon there were many strangers, and the individuals began to lose their commitment to each other. With little to no inspiration, children sat still, listened, and did what they were told before growing up to sit still, listen, and do what they were told. These grown-up children became distracted by matters of no import, but they were told that these matters mattered much, and complacently caring about these matters consumed them. Instead of each taking care of himself and helping others in times of need, the individuals were appointed a big, faceless man to take care of them and everyone else. No one noticed, really, but even if anyone had, then he wouldn’t have been able to do anything about it because he was too busy caring about matters of much import...

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