You Are Who You Are
Well, maybe.
When I was at the Alleghany library the other day, a young man was there wanting to use the library's computers to access the Internet. Seems that you need a library card to do that. He didn't have one. The librarian handed him an application form and asked for his driver's license. He didn't have one. In fact, he had nothing to identify himself and the reason he wanted to use the Internet was to find out how to regain his lost identity!
Catch 22.
No one asked how he had managed to lose his identity. He was reasonably dressed and well mannered. From his speech, you knew that he was not far from the place of his birth. He simply could not prove to a stranger who he was.
That's got to be a mighty weird feeling.
Yet, it's not an uncommon occurrence. Thousands of folks lost their identity during Hurricane Katrina. And, there of ways of legally regaining your identity. You can read all about them on the Internet!
In this case, the librarian kindly handed the young man a set of written instructions and he was reading them as I left.
When I was at the Alleghany library the other day, a young man was there wanting to use the library's computers to access the Internet. Seems that you need a library card to do that. He didn't have one. The librarian handed him an application form and asked for his driver's license. He didn't have one. In fact, he had nothing to identify himself and the reason he wanted to use the Internet was to find out how to regain his lost identity!
Catch 22.
No one asked how he had managed to lose his identity. He was reasonably dressed and well mannered. From his speech, you knew that he was not far from the place of his birth. He simply could not prove to a stranger who he was.
That's got to be a mighty weird feeling.
Yet, it's not an uncommon occurrence. Thousands of folks lost their identity during Hurricane Katrina. And, there of ways of legally regaining your identity. You can read all about them on the Internet!
In this case, the librarian kindly handed the young man a set of written instructions and he was reading them as I left.
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