Tag: Prisoner

“Take your clothes off!” One of the officers barked. Three of them stood by the door of a grey cell. Their arms were crossed, and they leaned against the dirty wall. They were amused. It was like they were watching a pantomime. They were laughing. They howled like wolves. It was th...

Three of them stood by the door of a grey cell. Their arms were crossed, and they leaned against the dirty wall. They were amused. It was like they were watching a pantomime. They were laughing. They howled like wolves. It was the funniest thing they had ever seen. I undressed slowly. I hoped ...

If we are asked, whether we’d like to be rich or poor, most, or even all of us would choose to be rich — It is just natural, since riches is identical with happiness; riches is identical with prosperity and peace in life. It seems like no one will choose to live a miserable life....

In the classic fable, “The Prisoner and the Bread,” a prisoner finds himself locked in a room with two items: a loaf of bread and a key. With no idea how to use the key or why it was there in the first place, the prisoner had a difficult decision to make. After careful consideration, he ...