The newcomers were tormented. For they did not fit in. And they looked at us in a way tat made us feel uncomfortable.
So we provoked them out of their seating and waited to see how long they could stand like that. The length of time became the length of their development and gradually as they changed, we begun to feel comfortable. Once again we invited them to be seated. Knowing what this meant they looked at us one last time from where they stood. This time we met their eyes for it was an occasion and therefore did not affect the day to day running of things. There was a moment’s confusion as the two sides; the new-comers and ourselves met and merged into one- and it manifested in the smile. Then they sat down and their faces clouded over so that once again we could define clearly the edges of our particular existence.
This is how we managed to contain the problem and even to give the new-comers a place where they could stay. So we have nothing to feel uncomfortable about.
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