This story takes place in the stale
and bureaucraticatmosphere
of a customs house, where we
follow the working day of the
civil servants as they ensure the
law relating tomerchandise is
obeyed, examine the contents of
parcels andrequest passengers
to produce relevant identification.
Theirjob is not a pleasant task in
a world without frontiers.These
government officials tend to be
rather fussy people whocarry
out the letter of the law. But what
would happen if oneday these
scruples prevented them allowing
through anyone whodid not
conform to a specific profile?
What would we lose?What would
the end of the story be? In a
world which is moreand more
marked by people coming and
going, formulating theanswer to
these questions can help to guide
us throughlife.
