The Choice

“I suppose i have already made the choice”

Joe said. “Between the intelligence i

believe is God, my country, my people

who have been conquered, and the

occupiers who believe they have liberated

us from an evil and exploitive capitalist

system.”

“And so your choice requires that

you kill a man who has discovered our

secret underground?” the captain asked.

“That is precisely my predicament.

There is a conflict between my deepest

and insistent beliefs. My God says i must

love my enemy.”

The captain said, “You force this

onerous choice onto me; to kill both you

and the enemy.” Then he kneeled and said,

“God, Why must you be indifferent?”

The prisoner then spoke up, “If i

had the choice there would be no killing.

My God says we should both love and

kill our enemies. I may make it easier for

you by suggesting that my God is better

than yours in His indifference.”

Walt Abbott–3-16-2010