On the day you officially join the organization, you will…

On the day you officially join the organization, you will hear a noise outside your home. It may sound like the howl of a wolf, the chirping of a cricket, the engine of an automobile, the keys of a typewriter, the striking of a match, or the turning of a page. The noise will come in the middle of the night, the middle of the morning, or, in very rare cases, late in the afternoon. Ask your parents what the noise was. If they reply ‘nothing,’ they are replying in code, because there is never ‘nothing’ outside one’s home. If you are interested in volunteering, answer your parents with the following question: ‘If there’s nothing out there, what was that noise?’ We will be listening, and will know it is safe to act. — The V.F.D.

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