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Rated: E · Short Story · Fantasy · #1513316
World, Self, God
    Like all postive people Spencer wanted to have success in his work
    and make a contribution to his community. "I haven't shirked my goals.
    I haven't shirked my community." he said; "The problem is too much
    goverment. It takes away the peoples incentive and tries to do everything
    for them."

    As Spencer rose higher in the echelon of his work, he could feel himself
    loosing a sense of community. "I'm afraid we are becoming a selfish nation.
    Our whole thinking process is behind staying alive financially." he said;
    "The more I get involved, the more trapped I feel." His idealism seemed to
    be senseless.

    It was this failure that led him to reason, "Human experience is a compromise
    between ethics and functionality. I do not foresee or intend, but do."
    He stared intently at his work, "There are other realities that are just as
    important as the individual." Tears weld up, his throat tightened. He had
    erased a third of the world's population.

    This was his job; to forecast population growth effect on international markets.
    "We call this the politics of prosperity." he said; "The little people don't count."
    A narrowed down version of community was coined. And the world became
    a smaller place.+


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