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Subject: "Time" 2 "Change"
Date: 4 Dec 93 21:20:00 GMT
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                     "THE HOUNDS OF FIRE"
Once upon a time, there took place on this very planet some
very unusual happenings.  I shall tell you about one of them.
This took place in a time period we now would not comprehend,
as we all have changed so much, that to tell you the truth,
it now sounds just like a "fairy tale".

There was no dark as we know it now--there was continuous
light twenty-four hours a day.  People living then did not
have need for lighting, as there were no places that did not
offer clear viewing--even caves and tunnels.  Of course, no
one had any need for knowing the difference, and they lived
in the light of day always.

One day, in the Autumn time of year, a large celestial object
struck the planet with such force and magnitude of energy,
that it tore fragments of "time segments" away from other
"time segments" and in the process, left scattered here and
there areas of total darkness!  The effects were catastrophic
and the people living in those now dark areas panicked and
ran from those regions as quickly as possible.  There became
much confusion!

The planetoid object that crushed much of this earth brought
other surprises as well.  Formerly inanimate objects of the
planetoid subsurface now came into live animation, and with
the optimal oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere for such, grew into
much larger forms--and dreadful dispositions (at being
awakened).  One of these forms possessed the shape or form of
a canine mastiff--there were seven of them.

As if darkness unfolding here and there was not enough, the
people were now plagued by a roving, ferocious "dog pack"
that wrought destruction and death to wherever they roamed--
and they certainly did cover much ground.  These animals,
when angered (which was frequent), spewed fire from their
mouths, the results being obvious.  They became much dreaded
by all, and many attempts to destroy the pack of canines were
tried--and failed.

Within twenty years, the planet population was diminished to
one third of its previous (pre-collision) numbers, disease
after disease (from the planetoid) also wreking it's havoc.
Their old leaders had no solution, and in fact, they
themselves perished within that period.  Also, within that
time frame, social order was turned upside down, in a manner
of speaking.  It could be said that "Kaos ruled the day".

During this entire "time frame", there were a group of Higher
Beings (the people called them "gods") that had been watching
all that went on--but from outside of the planetary dimension
itself.  Apparently, "They" were only interested, as "They"
did not interact.  "They" only waited.

As the people living on the planet knew nothing of this,
their supplications for outside assistance were never
answered.  For you see, their former leaders had emplaced a
set of "false gods" for them to worship and pay homage to.
As they knew not the difference, they continued to plead with
the false ones for mercy and intercession.  You can imagine
the results of that!  Nothing much happened, and the
situations grew far worse.

One day, a glimmer of hope "prevailed" and in the form of one
of the Higher Beings.  He offered assistance to the people,
but only in return for them to change their ways of living to
the ways of His companions--as were the ways of many others
of the Universe.  The people refused--even to the extent of
the "hounds of fire" being induced to go after this Being.
I'm glad to say that such tactics did not succeed, as the
Being just vanished.  Times then became even worse.

Our story has become much too lengthy, and there is nothing
to do but become more brief.  Many centuries have passed
since "those times", and more and more dark fabric has
enfolded upon the planet.  Now the light remaining is nearly
half of what it should be, and many of the people live in
total "darkness".  The "hounds" have reproduced many times,
and are in full sway--there is abundant disease, and the
population is in full fear of their lives.

The story I have been telling you is not yet ended--for it
has reached our present societies with the embellishment of
many centuries of similar tendencies and practices.  It
remains up to leaders and non-leaders to change it around,
for the changes are possible.  Maybe an advertisement could
be successful--"Leaders wanted, only non-ego led leaders need
apply".  Maybe YOU are a leader and you don't yet know it.
Maybe it's truly "time" for a change.  The only problem with
that is, NO ONE wants to change!

                                  Ian Thomas Cooper
                                  10/3/98.

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