Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

Yeah, totally reaching with today’s subtitle, non? (In case anyone was wondering), it’s 7:49 on Thursday. Ante Meridian, yo, ante meridian. I really don’t know why I put myself through this every week. Well, that’s kind of a lie, I do know why. (You all know how clarks are, like, the ‘introverts’ of the three, at least according to most of the more common, popular and, therefore, mainstream personality types systems? Yeah, well one of the reasons that the Doctrine works way better is that, while we will stipulate that clarks tend to be introverted, the following characteristic (of my people) is also true:  clarks are un-comfortable being in the spotlight, they also will not tolerate being ignored.)

Ah yes, to the matter at hand. The Head Inquistoress, Friend of the Doctrine zoe/ivy  has this bloghop and you really need to sign up and participate…. today.  Here: Six Sentence Story.

My first thought, as consciousness returned, was that there were two other people in the room, my second was simply, “Why is it totally dark, and, since it is, how do I know there are other people here?”

“Well”, came a voice that insisted on tailored clothing, forced the supposition of a good education and hinted at a total lack of scruples, “Obviously you’re hearing this, and since ‘this’ is not you, it must be someone else.  This does, of course, rely on your definition of what ‘this’ is, don’t you agree?”

“Hey!! screw that!!!” overriding the previous voice, my attention was… not quite forced, more tempted to another side of wherever it is I currently am, “yeah! sure! you know that thinking is what got you here…. are you gonna just listen or is there something you want to do…. ”  this voice inspiring a sense of exhilaration, like the ‘actively-empty’ feeling that follows after narrowly averting a car crash, a feeling of false relief, like the next to the last dive of a roller coaster ride.

“Don’t listen… we’re not a threat…. don’t listen!!! you’re born to chase and catch the world is for there for you to take!!”  …the second voice seemed to achieve a remarkable quality, best described as ‘seductively shouting’  in my ear, it was quite insistent on being heeded.

“It’s way past time,” I thought, “to find the door out of this place.”

… but turning did not produce the reassurance of direction, the darkness persisted, the voices decided to harmonize, not musically, but as a single thought, “the Wakefield Doctrine says that we all live in a perfect world…. and no, there is no ‘re-do’ key in real life.”