Suddenly the theme from "Rocky" blared throughout the auditorium, the lights came on all over the large room, and a small frail man walked out onto the stage and toward the box. "Hi, everyone, and welcome to the 100th annual Inventors convention." "I'm Lester Abernathy, and I invented something so fantastic, that mankind will never be the same after today!" And with that announcement, he turned and lifted the box, and underneath it, was his invention.
There was a gasp, then silence, then laughter among the crowd. Lester picked up the microphone and said "What is so funny?" A spectator yelled back, "Is this a joke?" "Why no," said Lester, "What is wrong with it?" A person shouted back "It's a COMPUTER?!"
It was so quiet in that room, you would've heard a pin drop! Lester turned to the crowd and said, "Ask yourself this question, with all of our technology on this planet, and all of the new things being invented everyday, why has it taken SO LONG, to build a CRASH PROOF computer?," and with that, he left the stage.
No one ever heard from Lester Abernathy or his invention again! Why? I think we know the answer! Why aren't carburetors that get 125 miles a gallon installed on cars? Big business and lots of money dictate how our society functions. We are forced into a state of Lemmings, unwilling and protesting at times, but finally accepting and still following what they say and dictate! Pray, that the Lester Abernathys' of the world never give up on their dedication and dreams!
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