Time: Wed Apr 16 07:46:05 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id GAA12486; Wed, 16 Apr 1997 06:58:54 -0700 (MST) by usr08.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id GAA20992; Wed, 16 Apr 1997 06:58:49 -0700 (MST) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 07:22:57 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: The Unknown (fwd) Status: U <snip> > >The Black Door >By Paul J. Meyer > >Many years ago during a terrible desert war in the Middle East, a spy >was captured and sentenced to death by a wise old Persian warlord. > >Despite the harsh sentence, the warlord was actually a man of mercy and >compassion. > >Over the years he had adopted a strange custom. In death penalty >cases, he would allow the condemned a choice: either a quick death by >firing squad or take his chances by passing through a mysterious black >door. > >As the moment of execution drew near, the warlord ordered >the frightened spy >brought before him. "What have you chosen? >Will it be the firing squad or the black door?" > >It was a horrible decision for the prisoner to make. Each time he >moved close to the massive black door, his trembling hand stopped short of the key. Finally he informed the warlord that he much preferred the >firing squad to the unknown horrors that might lurk in the shadows >behind that mysterious black door. A few minutes later, a volley of rifle shots signaled that the sentence had been carried out. > >The old warlord, gazing off to the distant horizon, turned to his aide >and said, "You see how it is with people; they will always prefer the >known to the unknown. That man went quietly to his death even though I >gave him a choice." > >The aide asked, "What lies behind the Black Door?" > >"Freedom", replied the warlord, and I've known very few men brave >enough to take it." > >--------- End forwarded message ---------- ======================================================================== Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S. : Counselor at Law, federal witness email: [address in tool bar] : Eudora Pro 3.0.1 on Intel 586 CPU web site: http://www.supremelaw.com : library & law school registration ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this ========================================================================
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