For the good of humanity we must sacrifice the paltry joys of the here and now for the ultimate bliss of tomorrow.

For the good of humanity we must abandon the selfish goal of individual fulfilment for the common good.

For the good of humankind we must place freedom on the backburner for we are building an earthly paradise where “the people” shall rule.

Yet Eden remains, floating, somewhere forever out of reach while “the people” shrug their shoulders, and smile or weep.

Written after reading an article on North Korea).