I learned in civilian life, and in the military during wartime, that people react in dramatically different ways when under stress. The negative aspects of this tendency are often exacerbated in the absence of law enforcement.

Gardener of the world includes a variety of reactions by those who find themselves faced with the decision of how to behave, based on their integrity and moral commitment. What sort of character they will exhibit when the alternatives are for the choosing?

An apocalyptic scenario seems hardly an environment for humor but any successful society will eventually use it when it contributes to the sense of teamwork toward a common goal. Laughter and love, sooner or later finds its way into any healthy culture finding its way, as it occasionally does in this story.

G. R. Grady

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