Thursday, May 19, 2005

[1795 - Johns Hopkins, founder of University & Hospital, born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland]

[1884 - Ringling Brothers Circus premieres]

[1890 - Ho Chi Minh (Nguyen That Thanh), Vietnamese leader, born in Kim Lien, Vietnam]

[1925 - Malcolm X (Malcolm Little), black nationalist, civil rights activist, born in Omaha, Nebraska]

[1935 - T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, dies following motorcycle accident]

[1973 - Secretariat wins second jewel of Triple Crown by capturing Preakness]

Sin No More?

If sin were not, we must surely invent it.
Else who needs guilt to help us repent it.
A world without hellfire, and no damnation,
It is unthinkable; it defies explanation.

Without sin, guilt would a paper tiger be.
Parents lose control, and also the clergy.
Absent sin or guilt there is unemployment.
Clerics need not their splendid raiment.

Out of work countless officials would be,
Law enforcement, prison guards, and military.
Lawyers and talk-show hosts become redundant.
And even shrinks are seen as less abundant.

The economies of the developed global nations,
And most of their third world country cousins,
Would soon collapse in great confusion.
Freedom might prevail in wild profusion.

William's Whimsical Words:

Chaos reigns; end civilization as we know it,
What say you, shall we have a go at it?

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