X Marks the Spot

The board room was packed...filled with mid-level demons who wanted to be promoted to bigger and better things.

The instructor entered the room...and looked at his new class with sour displeasure.

...then slowly a small smile crawled upon his ugly face.

"The upper office says we have room for one good demon, but this position isn't going to be handed to you low-life's on a silver platter", the instructor demon announced.

"The demon who gets this position is going to have to work for it!", he shouted violently.

"The big boss wants something that will make men, young and old... USELESS...wasting their time and energy on thin air", he growled while staring at each pair of eyes in the room.

"He wants something to swallow up their time...make them twiddle their thumbs for hours and hours on end... each day...something to turn them into first class sluggards!", he continued to inform.

"But the boss man also wants these vermin to 'feel' like their accomplishing something while they are really doing nothing...something that makes them 'feel' like they are acquiring real skills for real life...something that will even make them 'feel' like they are conquering new frontiers...new worlds...all the while they are only wearing out the seat of their jeans." challenged the instructor.

The instructor then began handing out application forms for the job.

"If you think you have any ideas...if you think you have what it takes to do this job then put your name on the form I'm handing out, and then put an x in the box below to indicate you want a shot at this new challenge." the instructor finished.

The room sat there for a while, no one making any moves...captured in thought.

Then one of the up and coming demons smiled as an idea gripped his mind.

"Something to make men twiddle their thumbs doing nothing...but make them think they are conquering the world." he whispered to himself.

Then his eyes moved down the sheet of paper to the box.

"Just put the "X" in the Box...and the rest will be history"...he said laughing.