An Important Goal

Jeffrey Zable

Yes, I think it should be everyone’s goal to try to get through

this life without killing someone unnecessarily. Now, I know

this may be just how I feel about it as other people certainly

have their own perspective on the matter.

I also know there will always be people who irritate us to the point

that we fantasize eliminating them, but don’t actually do it

because of the consequences if caught by the authorities.

This is certainly the case with me, as I’ve imagined killing

certain people throughout my life, but haven’t done so

because I know I’d have a hard time adjusting to a cell

for 23 hours a day--not to mention how terrible it would be

to have to use a communal shower with those I’d never

associate with on the outside.

With this in mind, I think it would be best for all of us

to try to get along, but if one does know someone they dislike

enough to kill, they should try to spend as little time around them

as possible and even consider moving to a new city that’s at least

a hundred miles away. . .