Article April 2, 1977 Issue

Just Follow the Directions!

Philip James Arbogast

My mother walked into the family room one evening and found me sitting on the floor working with a construction set. She looked at the work and asked, "Philip, how did you ever construct such a complicated building?"

"Oh, it was easy," I said. "I just followed the directions."

One morning later on I was unhappy because one of my best friends didn't seem to like me anymore. And because this boy had been teasing me on the school bus, I didn't want to have to go to school that morning.

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