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 ere's
a quiz. An important one, even though it
has only one question. But your freedom from what Stuart Chase called “the
tyranny of words” could well depend upon your answer to that one question.
OK? Here we go. I take you into a room where there are 100 people, numbered 1 through 100. I give you a tape measure and ask you to identify by number all those in the room who are 6' tall, or taller, to the nearest 1/4". You do it. And then you give me a list with the relevant numbers on it. I now bring a friend of yours into the room and ask her to do the same thing. She does. And finally, I bring another friend of yours into the room and ask her to do the same thing. And she does. We compare the three lists. They are identical. I now ask you to identify, by number again, all the racists in the room, giving you carte blanche to ask each of the 100 people all the questions you want. You do. And again you give me a list. I then ask your friends to do the same thing. They do. And again each gives me a list. We now compare the three lists. They are completely different. Why? And that 1 question is the entire quiz. But I'll tell you what. I'll give you a hint before I go: Racism is an intangible characteristic, just as beauty is. They both lie in the eyes of the beholder. Oh, by the way, so do greed, courage, intelligence, luck, generosity, success, culture, morality, ethics, diversity, and a host of others. The list is almost endless. Think about it. |
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Is freedom from the tyranny of words, which means regaining control of your life, worth the price of a good dinner? If you believe that it is, click on the image to the left. (Don't worry, doing so isn't going to lock you into anything.) If you don't believe that it is, then I can't help you. No one can. But remember, you only get one shot at life. And if that one shot is spent in unhappiness, frustration, under continual stress, in poor health, and so on, well, it's your own bloody fault for not doing anything about it. |
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| Addresses (US Mail and e-mail)and telephone numbers (voice and fax) of the Mens Sana Foundation. |
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