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JIM WARREN

The Polluter

5/16/2021

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The pianist and I once had a 1990 Nissan Axxess that was 8 or 10 years old that was still in good running order, partly because it was softly used and serviced regularly. I tried to start it one time after we had been away for a while and the battery had run down because a ceiling light had been left on. When the tow truck man came and jumped the battery he told me to run it for half an hour to charge up the battery.
    I drove around Lotus Island for a while with the pianist and then took her to her bank. I was feaful about turning the ignition off when I was parked at that stage, so I sat in the car waiting for her as the car ran on idle while she did her business.
     I was musing on nothing in particular when a small, purpose-driven lady in earth clothing came to my window and said,  "You people are all the same. You pollute the earth with your gas fumes and use up a natural resource and do not have any regard for the earth and the people in it. "  She was quiet and intense, and having made a clear statement she left me hanging and crossed back over the road,
      I wondered, " Am I of the tribe of You People and who are the You People,  anyway ? "  I was never given a chance to explain that I was not  One of Them.
       As I cogitated the encounter a man emerged from the bank wearing earth clothing and came to my open window  and said, " You know your car is running . "
      " Yes ", I said, " My battery is flat and I am afraid to turn the car off yet since it is still charging and I may not get it started again if I do. "
       " That's OK then. ", he said.
        I thought, "  Thanks a lot green buddy. "
       It's not that I was being accosted and taken to task that took me aback so much, since this is Lotus Island and contains abundant Ecophiliacs. It's just that I was named ' You People', separated, categorized, held up as a lesson and packaged as an ' Other '. It's hard for all of us,  me too , not to jump to conclusions.
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