Once there was a small town called Armstrongopolis. A
couple decades ago, this place was rife with violence and physical inequality,
which crippled its society’s lifestyle. After weeks of meetings and research
the authorities concluded that a drastic law was needed. With the exception of
the government officials, for enforcement reasons, no human being would be
allowed to own arms. From that day on, newborn babies were robbed of their arms
by means of amputation. Soon enough, a generation of armless people was
created.
With a world of armless people, access to life’s
necessities had to be altered so people wouldn’t be helpless when it came to
eating food or making a phone call. So, the government completely changed the
structure of living in Armstrongopolis. Phones became speakers in the wall with
the nose-sensitive, touch screen pads. At the corner of every block food was
provided by three different conveyor belts with heights at two, four, and five
feet. All education was provided by teachers on the televisions placed in each
home. Adult work was completed by sound activated computers. Robots were
programed to follow human beings, doing work that seemed impossible for humans.
This way of life was accepted by everybody because violence no longer existed.
Without violence, the town was perfect, one man discovered otherwise.
Amsiah Ngudas was a handsome young man with a wife and a
nine-month-old son named Tohe. He was one of the many people that enjoyed life
as it was, “armless and harmless”. But one bright, warm summer evening, Tohe
lost his balance and fell over on the sidewalk outside of the Ngudas’s house.
This never happened before, his father was stunned. Amsiah longed to come to
the rescue of his son, but without arms what could he possibly do? Amsiah, now
a nervous wreck, panicked and accidentally kicked his child toward the street.
Tohe kept rolling and ended up in the middle of the road. Amsiah wanted to
scream, his baby boy was in danger. His heart stopped as he looked to his left
and saw an automated car quickly approaching. Suddenly regaining focus, Amsiah
took action and ran for Tohe, hoping to kick him out of the way of the car
before it ran him over. But the vehicle was moving quicker than he had
calculated; he was too late. The armless man watched in horror as his son’s
life was taken right before his eyes.
Mr. Ngudas had nightmares about the traumatic event for
weeks after it happened. A part of him much more important than his arms was
gone, and he soon began to realize who was the behind all of this. If the government
hadn’t created a society without the ability to pick things up, he would have
been able to save his son. It was a month after Tohe died when Amsiah decided
he couldn't sit around and sulk any longer, but that he needed to "stick
it to the man!"
The next day, Amsiah gathered his friends and explained
to them that without arms, everyone is put in danger. The longer he spoke about,
the more individuals saw the iniquity in the government. Spontaneously, people
mention a moment in their life in which the lack of arms has negatively
affected them. Soon a large mob of angry, armless people, was created and ready
to attack the government with series of powerful kicking and head-butting. The
resistance was all under the command of Amsiah Ngundas. They planned to strike
at midnight on the day arms were outlawed.
When the time came, Amsiah and his band of thousands
rushed the capital building and overwhelmed all full-bodied authorities. They
programed their automated cars towards the capital building, destroying its
base structure. Robots were also programed to take out armed enemies that posed
a threat to the armless army. After only two hours the rebels took over the
government headquarters, their main building collapsed, and Amsiah was placed
as head of Armstrongopolis. When the action calmed, he ordered all government
officials to step down from their position, stripped from their fortune, and
sent to another town.
Today, things are back to the way they were before arms
were outlawed. The past has been revived and the society has returned. A lesson
is taught to every child as soon as they are able to comprehend it. It goes,
"Without arms, we are useless."
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