Friday, September 30, 2011

The Ghost of 211

You enter the room. You press the doorknob button and your door is locked. You put down your backpack, take off your shoes, and rest a bit. You turn on the AC. You go to the bathroom and wash your face to freshen up. You change into a comfy shirt, get your keys, and slip your flipflops on. And then you walk towards the door and turn the knob. Door wouldn't open. You try to pull again. Nothing. You realize that the door has been bolted, so you try to slide the old bolt with a bit of effort.

This is the part where you realize it was the first time you have noticed the bolt, or the fact that there is a bolt. The questions start pouring:

1. If you'd known (or noticed) that there was a bolt, why would you keep pulling the door when you turned the knob? (Conscience says: Maybe you had not noticed the bolt!)

2. If Conscience was right, how could you firmly slide the bolt if you had not noticed it was there when you entered? (Conscience says: Maybe you just couldn't remember!)

3. If Conscience was right, how could you not remember something you have just done? (Conscience says: Then maybe you didn't do it!)

4. If Conscience was right, and I was alone in the room the whole time, then who could have touched the bolt? (Conscience says: Sleep tight, my friend, but with the lights and TV on.

(Photo courtesy of es.wikipedia.org)


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