Compass Call: Survival & Awakening (The Gatekeeper book 3)
“Despite his earlier warning that he would treat all late comers as potential threats, a few folks still came for water after dark. But no one threatened them or turned them away. All the requests were for families with small children, the sick, or elderly. He came to appreciate the order in which the coupons were issued. The lady responsible for issuing the coupons, John couldn’t remember her name, was doing a good job, and he planned to compliment her at the next meeting.
At one point John was... tempted to post a sign and just let people take the water as they needed it, but he knew that was risky. As soon as he abandoned control of the water to everyone, somebody would come along and crap in the pool just to spite the others. He had seen it before, how people could be so dangerously spiteful even in extreme conditions. If experience taught him one thing, it was that most people were eager to serve themselves, but deny that same opportunity for others.
John knew they would have to continue handling the water requests until they left the neighborhood.MoreLess
At one point John was... tempted to post a sign and just let people take the water as they needed it, but he knew that was risky. As soon as he abandoned control of the water to everyone, somebody would come along and crap in the pool just to spite the others. He had seen it before, how people could be so dangerously spiteful even in extreme conditions. If experience taught him one thing, it was that most people were eager to serve themselves, but deny that same opportunity for others.
John knew they would have to continue handling the water requests until they left the neighborhood.MoreLess
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