Wednesday 4.7.10

Professor Sexson brought up the book The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas. In it, a town is very happy, but holds a deep secret that is told to you when you come of age - that, for your happiness, a child is tortured and is suffering.

This story reminded me of a game I played when I worked at a camp on Flathead Lake a couple summers ago. We'd sit around the camp fire and play this game similar to Would-You-Rather. We'd make up things like if you could have a new pair of socks every day for the rest of your life if a small child got punched in the face, would you do it? Then we set up rules like if you knew the kid, if you had to watch, etc. It kept us entertained for hours.