![]() ![]() ![]() When I worked at a Catholic school, I gave my boss six months’ notice that I would be taking a week off of school to tour with my punk rock band. Throughout my life, I’ve found this story to be inspirational. I highly recommend you read it – you can find it for free here. The inhabitants of this planet have absolute freedom – the freedom to refuse somebody else’s orders. ![]() After all, if somebody refuses to work, the person giving the orders can punish them but will still have to do the job themselves. To them, the idea of being led is preposterous because nobody can be forced to do anything against their wishes. When Earth explorers land on their planet to make contact, the local population finds it puzzling that the crewmen on the ship allow themselves to be led by a captain. Titled “…And Then There Were None”, it posits a world where the inhabitants exhibit total freedom by simply refusing to do anything they don’t find reasonable. In the 1962 book “The Great Explosion” by Eric Frank Russell, there’s a story that changed my life. ![]()
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