– Socrates, hereby you are been informed tomorrow at 6: 00 AM sharp.

You are being dispatched to the neighborhood of eternity.

You know that, right?

– Yeah…I know about it.

– The magnanimous state of Greece has found you guilty on all charges.

You are and have been a pesky busy body for years and years.

Eliciting others to think for themselves and that kind of thing. You are

not good. And you love to drink red wine and spend endless nights with

friends discussing affairs of the State. That has to stop.

– Have you have anything to say about all this…?

– No. I would not contradict my country laws . They have found what

they have fond about me. Let it be.

– Now, night is upon us and if you don’t mind, I’d like to have a good

night sleep. Good night.

And that’s the way Socrates was taken care of him next morning with a

warm cup of hemlock. That paralyzed his body…but set wings on his

words that still resonate.

Ernesto Onofre