I/ppss am/bem a/at magazine/nn ;/. ;/.
my/pp$ name/nn is/bez Guideposts/nns-tl ;/. ;/.
this/dt issue/nn that/cs you/ppss are/ber reading/vbg marks/vbz my/pp$ 15th/od anniversary/nn ./.


	When/wrb I/ppss came/vbd into/in being/beg ,/, 15/cd years/nns ago/rb ,/, I/ppss had/hvd one/cd primary/jj purpose/nn :/: to/to help/vb men/nns and/cc women/nns everywhere/rb to/to know/vb God/np better/rbr ,/, and/cc through/in knowing/vbg Him/ppo better/rbr to/to become/vb happier/jjr and/cc more/ql effective/jj people/nns ./.
That/dt purpose/nn has/hvz never/rb changed/vbn ./.


	When/wrb you/ppss read/vb me/ppo ,/, you/ppss are/ber holding/vbg in/in your/pp$ hands/nns the/at product/nn of/in many/ap minds/nns and/cc hearts/nns ./.
Some/dti of/in the/at people/nns who/wps speak/vb through/in my/pp$ pages/nns are/ber famous/jj ;/. ;/.
others/nns unknown/jj ./.
Some/dti work/vb with/in their/pp$ hands/nns ./.
Some/dti have/hv walked/vbn through/in pain/nn and/cc sorrow/nn to/to bring/vb you/ppo their/pp$ message/nn of/in hope/nn ./.
Some/dti are/ber so/ql filled/vbn with/in gratitude/nn ,/, for/in the/at gift/nn of/in life/nn and/cc the/at love/nn of/in God/np ,/, that/cs their/pp$ joy/nn spills/vbz out/rp on/in the/at paper/nn and/cc brightens/vbz the/at lives/nns of/in thousands/nns whom/wpo they/ppss have/hv never/rb known/vbn ,/, and/cc will/md never/rb see/vb ./.


	Fifteen/cd years/nns ago/rb ,/, there/ex were/bed no/at Guideposts/nns-tl at/in all/abn ./.
This/dt month/nn a/at million/cd Guideposts/nns-tl will/md circulate/vb all/abn over/in the/at world/nn ./.
Experts/nns in/in the/at publishing/vbg field/nn consider/vb this/dt astounding/jj ./.
They/ppss do/do not/* understand/vb how/wrb a/at small/jj magazine/nn with/in no/at advertising/nn and/cc no/at newsstand/nn sale/nn could/md have/hv achieved/vbn such/abl a/at following/nn ./.


	To/in me/ppo ,/, the/at explanation/nn is/bez very/ql simple/jj ./.
I/ppss am/bem not/* doing/vbg anything/pn ,/, of/in myself/ppl ./.
I/ppss am/bem merely/rb a/at channel/nn for/in something/pn ./.


	What/wdt is/bez this/dt something/pn ?/. ?/.
I/ppss cannot/md* define/vb it/ppo fully/rb ./.
It/pps is/bez the/at force/nn in/in the/at universe/nn that/wps makes/vbz men/nns love/vb goodness/nn ,/, even/rb when/wrb they/ppss turn/vb away/rb from/in it/ppo ./.
It/pps is/bez the/at power/nn that/wps holds/vbz the/at stars/nns in/in their/pp$ orbits/nns ,/, but/cc allows/vbz the/at wind/nn to/to bend/vb a/at blade/nn of/in grass/nn ./.
It/pps is/bez the/at whisper/nn in/in the/at heart/nn that/wps urges/vbz each/dt one/cd to/to be/be better/jjr than/cs he/pps is/bez ./.
It/pps is/bez mankind's/nn$ wistful/jj yearning/nn for/in a/at world/nn of/in justice/nn and/cc peace/nn ./.


	All/abn things/nns are/ber possible/jj to/in God/np ,/, but/cc He/pps chooses/vbz --/-- usually/rb --/-- to/to work/vb through/in people/nns ./.
Sometimes/rb such/jj people/nns sense/vb that/cs they/ppss are/ber being/beg used/vbn ;/. ;/.
sometimes/rb not/* ./.


	Fifteen/cd years/nns ago/rb ,/, troubled/vbn by/in the/at rising/vbg tide/nn of/in materialism/nn in/in the/at post-war/jj world/nn ,/, a/at businessman/nn and/cc a/at minister/nn asked/vbd themselves/ppls if/cs there/ex might/md not/* be/be a/at place/nn for/in a/at small/jj magazine/nn in/in which/wdt men/nns and/cc women/nns ,/, regardless/rb of/in creed/nn or/cc color/nn ,/, could/md set/vb forth/rb boldly/rb their/pp$ religious/jj convictions/nns and/cc bear/vb witness/nn to/in the/at power/nn of/in faith/nn to/to solve/vb the/at endless/jj problems/nns of/in living/vbg ./.


	The/at businessman/nn was/bedz Raymond/np Thornburg/np ./.
The/at minister/nn was/bedz Norman/np Vincent/np Peale/np ./.
Neither/dtx had/hvd any/dti publishing/vbg experience/nn ,/, but/cc they/ppss had/hvd faith/nn in/in their/pp$ idea/nn ./.
They/ppss borrowed/vbd a/at typewriter/nn ,/, raised/vbd about/rb $2,000/nns in/in contributions/nns ,/, hired/vbd a/at secretary/nn ,/, persuaded/vbd a/at couple/nn of/in young/jj men/nns to/to join/vb them/ppo for/in almost/rb no/at pay/nn and/cc began/vbd mailing/vbg out/rp a/at collection/nn of/in unstapled/jj leaflets/nns that/wpo they/ppss called/vbd Guideposts/nns-tl ./.


	Compared/vbn to/in the/at big/jj ,/, established/vbn magazines/nns ,/, my/pp$ first/od efforts/nns seemed/vbd feeble/jj indeed/qlp ./.
But/cc from/in the/at start/nn they/ppss had/hvd two/cd important/jj ingredients/nns :/: sincerity/nn and/cc realism/nn ./.
The/at people/nns who/wps told/vbd the/at stories/nns were/bed sincere/jj ./.
And/cc the/at stories/nns they/ppss told/vbd were/bed true/jj ./.


	For/in example/nn ,/, early/rb in/in my/pp$ life/nn ,/, when/wrb one/cd of/in my/pp$ editorial/nn workers/nns wanted/vbd to/to find/vb out/rp how/wrb churches/nns and/cc philanthropic/jj organizations/nns met/vbd the/at needs/nns of/in New/jj-tl York's/np$-tl down-and-outers/nns ,/, he/pps didn't/dod* just/rb ask/vb questions/nns ./.
Len/np LeSourd/np went/vbd and/cc lived/vbd in/in the/at slums/nns as/cs a/at sidewalk/nn derelict/nn for/in ten/cd days/nns ./.


	That/dt was/bedz nearly/rb 13/cd years/nns ago/rb ./.
Len/np LeSourd/np is/bez my/pp$ executive/jj editor/nn today/nr ./.


	Many/ap of/in you/ppo are/ber familiar/jj ,/, I'm/ppss+bem sure/jj ,/, with/in the/at story/nn of/in my/pp$ early/jj struggles/nns :/: the/at fire/nn in/in January/np ,/, 1947/cd ,/, that/wps destroyed/vbd everything/pn --/-- even/rb our/pp$ precious/jj list/nn of/in subscribers/nns ./.
The/at help/nn and/cc sympathy/nn that/wps were/bed forthcoming/jj from/in everywhere/rb ./.
The/at crisis/nn later/rbr on/rp when/wrb debts/nns seemed/vbd about/rb to/to overwhelm/vb me/ppo ./.


	That/dt was/bedz when/wrb a/at remarkable/jj woman/nn ,/, Teresa/np Durlach/np ,/, came/vbd to/in my/pp$ aid/nn --/-- not/* so/ql much/rb with/in money/nn ,/, as/cs with/in wisdom/nn and/cc courage/nn ./.
``/`` You're/ppss+ber not/* living/vbg up/rp to/in your/pp$ own/jj principles/nns ''/'' ,/, she/pps told/vbd my/pp$ discouraged/vbn people/nns ./.
``/`` You're/ppss+ber so/ql preoccupied/vbn that/cs you've/ppss+hv let/vb your/pp$ faith/nn grow/vb dim/jj ./.
What/wdt do/do you/ppss want/vb --/-- a/at hundred/cd thousand/cd subscribers/nns ?/. ?/.
Visualize/vb them/ppo ,/, then/rb ,/, believe/vb you/ppss are/ber getting/vbg them/ppo ,/, and/cc you/ppss will/md have/hv them/ppo ''/'' !/. !/.


	And/cc the/at 100,000/cd subscribers/nns became/vbd a/at reality/nn ./.
And/cc then/rb 500,000/cd ./.
And/cc now/rb a/at million/cd January/np Guideposts/nns-tl are/ber in/in circulation/nn ./.


	With/in our/pp$ growth/nn came/vbd expansion/nn into/in new/jj fields/nns of/in service/nn ./.
Today/nr more/ap than/in a/at thousand/cd industries/nns distribute/vb me/ppo to/in their/pp$ employees/nns ./.
They/ppss say/vb all/abn personnel/nns have/hv spiritual/jj needs/nns which/wdt Guideposts/nns-tl helps/vbz to/to meet/vb ./.
Hundreds/nns of/in civic/jj clubs/nns ,/, business/nn firms/nns and/cc individuals/nns make/vb me/ppo available/jj to/in school/nn teachers/nns throughout/in the/at land/nn ./.
They/ppss say/vb it/ppo helps/vbz them/ppo bring/vb back/rb into/in schools/nns the/at spiritual/jj and/cc moral/jj values/nns on/in which/wdt this/dt country/nn was/bedz built/vbn ./.


	Thousands/nns of/in free/jj copies/nns are/ber sent/vbn each/dt month/nn to/in chaplains/nns in/in the/at Armed/vbn-tl Forces/nns-tl ,/, to/in prison/nn libraries/nns and/cc to/in hospitals/nns everywhere/rb ./.
Bedridden/jj people/nns say/vb I/ppss am/bem easy/jj to/to hold/vb --/-- and/cc read/vb ./.
Three/cd years/nns ago/rb it/pps became/vbd possible/jj to/to finance/vb a/at Braille/np edition/nn for/in blind/jj readers/nns ./.


	Throughout/in these/dts exciting/jj years/nns I/ppss have/hv been/ben fortunate/jj for/cs ,/, although/cs I/ppss have/hv never/rb offered/vbn great/jj financial/jj inducements/nns ,/, talent/nn has/hvz found/vbn its/pp$ way/nn to/in me/ppo :/: William/np Boal/np who/wps so/ql ably/rb organizes/vbz business/nn operations/nns ;/. ;/.
John/np Beach/np who/wps guides/vbz circulation/nn ;/. ;/.
Irving/np Granville/np and/cc Nelson/np Rector/np who/wps travel/vb widely/rb calling/vbg on/rp business/nn firms/nns ./.


	Searching/vbg for/in the/at best/jjt in/in spiritual/jj stories/nns ,/, my/pp$ roving/vbg editors/nns cover/vb not/* only/rb the/at country/nn ,/, but/cc the/at whole/jj world/nn ./.
Glenn/np Kittler/np has/hvz been/ben twice/rb to/in Africa/np ,/, once/rb spending/vbg a/at week/nn with/in Dr./nn-tl Albert/np Schweitzer/np ./.
Last/ap summer/nn John/np and/cc Elizabeth/np Sherrill/np were/bed in/in Alaska/np ./.
Van/np Varner/np recently/rb returned/vbd from/in Russia/np ./.


	Twice/rb a/at month/nn the/at editorial/nn staff/nn meets/vbz in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl for/in an/at early/jj supper/nn ,/, then/rb a/at long/jj evening/nn of/in idea-exchange/nn ./.
Around/in the/at table/nn sit/vb Protestant/np ,/, Catholic/np ,/, and/cc Jew/np ./.
Each/dt contributes/vbz something/pn different/jj ,/, and/cc something/pn important/jj :/: Ruth/np Peale/np ,/, her/pp$ wide/jj experience/nn in/in church/nn work/nn ;/. ;/.
Sidney/np Fields/np ,/, years/nns of/in experience/nn as/cs a/at New/jj-tl York/np-tl columnist/nn ;/. ;/.
Catherine/np Marshall/np LeSourd/np ,/, the/at insight/nn that/wps has/hvz made/vbn her/pp$ books/nns world-famous/jj and/cc Norm/np Mullendore/np ,/, the/at keen/jj perception/nn of/in an/at advertising/vbg executive/nn ./.


	There/ex are/ber people/nns who/wps travel/vb long/jj distances/nns to/to assure/vb my/pp$ continued/vbn existence/nn ./.
Elaine/np St./np Johns/np may/md fly/vb in/rp from/in the/at West/jj-tl Coast/nn-tl for/in the/at editorial/nn staff/nn meetings/nns ./.
Starr/np Jones/np gets/vbz up/rp every/at morning/nn at/in five/cd o'clock/rb ,/, milks/vbz his/pp$ family/nn cow/nn ,/, attends/vbz to/in farm/nn chores/nns ,/, and/cc then/rb takes/vbz a/at two-hour/jj train/nn trip/nn to/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ./.
Arthur/np Gordon/np comes/vbz once/rb a/at month/nn all/abn the/at way/nn from/in Georgia/np ./.


	We/ppss have/hv also/rb seen/vbn the/at power/nn of/in faith/nn at/in work/nn among/in us/ppo ./.
Rose/np Weiss/np ,/, who/wps handles/vbz all/abn the/at prayer-requests/nns that/wpo we/ppss receive/vb ,/, answering/vbg each/dt letter/nn personally/rb ,/, has/hvz the/at serene/jj selflessness/nn that/wps comes/vbz from/in suffering/vbg :/: she/pps has/hvz had/hvn many/ap major/jj operations/nns ,/, and/cc now/rb gets/vbz about/rp in/in a/at limited/vbn way/nn on/in braces/nns and/cc crutches/nns ./.
Recently/rb ,/, John/np Sherrill/np was/bedz stricken/vbn with/in one/cd of/in the/at deadliest/jjt forms/nns of/in cancer/nn ./.
We/ppss prayed/vbd for/in John/np ,/, during/in surgery/nn ,/, we/ppss asked/vbd others/nns to/to pray/vb ;/. ;/.
all/ql over/in the/at country/nn a/at massive/jj shield/nn of/in prayer/nn was/bedz thrown/vbn around/in him/ppo ./.
Today/nr the/at cancer/nn is/bez gone/vbn ./.


	Perhaps/rb it/pps is/bez not/* fair/jj to/to mention/vb some/dti people/nns without/in mentioning/vbg all/abn ./.
But/cc ,/, you/ppss see/vb ,/, those/dts who/wps are/ber not/* mentioned/vbn will/md not/* resent/vb it/ppo ./.
That/dt is/bez the/at kind/nn of/in people/nns they/ppss are/ber ./.


	Perhaps/rb you/ppss think/vb the/at editorial/nn meetings/nns are/ber solemn/jj affairs/nns ,/, a/at little/ql sanctimonious/jj ?/. ?/.
Not/* so/rb ./.
Serious/jj ,/, yes/rb ,/, but/cc also/rb much/ap laughter/nn ./.
Sharp/jj division/nn of/in opinion/nn ,/, too/rb ,/, and/cc strenuous/jj debate/nn ./.
There/ex are/ber brain-wracking/jj searches/nns for/in the/at right/jj word/nn ,/, the/at best/jjt phrase/nn ,/, the/at most/ql helpful/jj idea/nn ./.
And/cc there/ex is/bez also/rb something/pn intangible/jj that/wps hovers/vbz around/in the/at table/nn ./.
A/at good/jj word/nn for/in it/pps is/bez fellowship/nn ./.
A/at shorter/jjr word/nn is/bez ./.


	Each/dt meeting/nn starts/vbz with/in a/at prayer/nn ,/, offered/vbn spontaneously/rb by/in one/cd member/nn of/in the/at group/nn ./.
It/pps takes/vbz many/ap forms/nns ,/, this/dt prayer/nn ,/, but/cc in/in essence/nn it/pps is/bez always/rb a/at request/nn for/in guidance/nn ,/, for/in open/jj minds/nns and/cc gentle/jj hearts/nns ,/, for/in honesty/nn and/cc sincerity/nn ,/, for/in the/at wisdom/nn and/cc the/at insights/nns that/wps will/md help/vb Guideposts'/nns$-tl readers/nns ./.


	For/cs you/ppss ,/, readers/nns ,/, are/ber an/at all-important/jj part/nn of/in the/at spiritual/jj experiment/nn that/wps is/bez Guideposts/nns-tl ./.
I/ppss need/vb your/pp$ support/nn ,/, your/pp$ criticism/nn ,/, your/pp$ encouragement/nn ,/, your/pp$ prayers/nns ./.


	I/ppss am/bem a/at magazine/nn ;/. ;/.
my/pp$ name/nn is/bez Guideposts/nns-tl ./.
My/pp$ message/nn ,/, today/nr ,/, is/bez the/at same/ap as/cs it/pps was/bedz 15/cd years/nns ago/rb :/: that/cs there/ex is/bez goodness/nn in/in people/nns ,/, and/cc strength/nn and/cc love/nn in/in God/np ./.


	May/md He/pps bless/vb you/ppo all/abn ./.


	Havana/np was/bedz filled/vbn with/in an/at excitement/nn which/wdt you/ppss could/md see/vb in/in the/at brightness/nn of/in men's/nns$ eyes/nns and/cc hear/vb in/in the/at pitch/nn of/in their/pp$ voices/nns ./.
The/at hated/vbn dictator/nn Batista/np had/hvd fled/vbn ./.
Rumors/nns flew/vbd from/in lip/nn to/in lip/nn that/cs Fidel/np Castro/np was/bedz on/in his/pp$ way/nn to/in Havana/np ,/, coming/vbg from/in the/at mountains/nns where/wrb he/pps had/hvd fought/vbn Batista/np for/in five/cd years/nns ./.
Already/rb the/at city/nn was/bedz filled/vbn with/in Barbudos/nps ,/, the/at bearded/vbn ,/, war-dirty/jj Revolutionaries/nns-tl ,/, carrying/vbg carbines/nns ,/, waving/vbg to/in the/at crowds/nns that/wps lined/vbd the/at Prado/np ./.


	And/cc then/rb Castro/np himself/ppl did/dod come/vbn ,/, bearded/vbn ,/, smiling/vbg ;/. ;/.
yet/cc if/cs you/ppss looked/vbd closely/rb you'd/ppss+md see/vb that/cs his/pp$ eyes/nns did/dod not/* pick/vb up/rp the/at smile/nn on/in his/pp$ lips/nns ./.


	At/in first/rb I/ppss was/bedz happy/jj to/to throw/vb the/at support/nn of/in our/pp$ newspaper/nn behind/in this/dt man/nn ./.
I/ppss am/bem sure/jj that/cs Castro/np was/bedz happy/jj ,/, too/rb ,/, about/in that/dt support/nn ./.
Diario/np De/np La/np Marina/np was/bedz the/at oldest/jjt and/cc most/ql influential/jj paper/nn in/in Cuba/np ,/, with/in a/at reputation/nn for/in speaking/vbg out/rp against/in tyranny/nn ./.
My/pp$ grandfather/nn had/hvd been/ben stoned/vbn because/cs of/in his/pp$ editorials/nns ./.
My/pp$ own/jj earliest/jjt memories/nns are/ber of/in exiles/nns :/: my/pp$ three/cd brothers/nns and/cc I/ppss were/bed taken/vbn often/rb to/in the/at United/vbn-tl States/nns-tl ``/`` to/to visit/vb relatives/nns ''/'' while/cs my/pp$ father/nn stayed/vbd on/rp to/to fight/vb the/at dictator/nn Machado/np ./.


	When/wrb it/pps was/bedz my/pp$ turn/nn ,/, I/ppss ,/, too/rb ,/, printed/vbd the/at truth/nn as/cs I/ppss knew/vbd it/ppo about/in Batista/np ,/, and/cc rejoiced/vbd to/to see/vb his/pp$ regime/nn topple/vb ./.
None/pn of/in us/ppo was/bedz aware/jj that/cs the/at biggest/jjt fight/nn was/bedz still/rb ahead/rb ./.


	I/ppss was/bedz full/jj of/in hope/nn as/cs Fidel/np Castro/np came/vbd into/in Havana/np ./.
Within/in a/at week/nn ,/, however/wrb ,/, I/ppss began/vbd to/to suspect/vb that/cs something/pn was/bedz wrong/jj ./.
For/cs Castro/np was/bedz bringing/vbg Cuba/np not/* freedom/nn ,/, but/cc hatred/nn ./.
He/pps spent/vbd long/jj hours/nns before/in the/at TV/nn spitting/vbg out/rp promises/nns of/in revenge/nn ./.
He/pps showed/vbd us/ppo how/wrb he/pps dealt/vbd with/in his/pp$ enemies/nns :/: he/pps executed/vbd them/ppo before/in TV/nn cameras/nns ./.
On/in home/nr sets/nns children/nns were/bed watching/vbg the/at death/nn throes/nns of/in men/nns who/wps were/bed shot/vbn before/in the/at paredon/fw-nn ,/, the/at firing/vbg wall/nn ./.


	Castro's/np$ reforms/nns ?/. ?/.
He/pps seemed/vbd bent/vbn on/in coupling/vbg them/ppo with/in vengeance/nn ./.
New/jj schools/nns were/bed rising/vbg ,/, but/cc with/in this/dt went/vbd a/at harsh/jj proclamation/nn :/: any/dti academic/jj degree/nn earned/vbn during/in Batista's/np$ regime/nn was/bedz invalid/jj ./.


	Economic/jj aid/nn ?/. ?/.
He/pps had/hvd promised/vbn cheaper/jjr housing/nn :/: arbitrarily/rb he/pps cut/vbd all/abn rents/nns in/in half/abn ,/, whether/cs the/at landlord/nn was/bedz a/at millionaire/nn speculator/nn or/cc a/at widow/nn whose/wp$ only/ap income/nn was/bedz the/at rental/nn of/in a/at spare/jj room/nn ./.
Under/in another/dt law/nn ,/, hundreds/nns of/in farms/nns were/bed seized/vbn ./.
Farm/nn workers/nns had/hvd their/pp$ wages/nns cut/vbn almost/ql in/in half/abn ./.
Of/in this/dt ,/, only/rb 50/cd cents/nns a/at day/nn was/bedz paid/vbn in/in cash/nn ,/, the/at rest/nn in/in script/nn usable/jj only/rb in/in ``/`` People's/nns$-tl Stores/nns-tl ''/'' ./.


	A/at suspicion/nn was/bedz growing/vbg that/cs Fidel/np Castro/np was/bedz a/at Communist/nn-tl ./.
In/in my/pp$ mind/nn ,/, I/ppss began/vbd to/to review/vb :/: his/pp$ use/nn of/in hate/nn to/to gain/vb support/nn ;/. ;/.
his/pp$ People's/nns$-tl Courts/nns-tl ;/. ;/.
his/pp$ division/nn of/in society/nn into/in two/cd classes/nns ,/, one/cd the/at hero/nn ,/, the/at other/ap the/at villain/nn ./.
But/cc most/ql disturbing/jj of/in all/abn were/bed the/at advisers/nns he/pps called/vbd to/to sit/vb with/in him/ppo in/in the/at Palace/nn-tl ;/. ;/.
many/ap came/vbd from/in Communist/nn-tl countries/nns ./.


	What/wdt should/md I/ppss do/do about/in it/ppo ,/, I/ppss asked/vbd myself/ppl ?/. ?/.
I/ppss had/hvd watched/vbn Castro/np handling/vbg his/pp$ enemies/nns before/in the/at paredon/fw-nn ./.
There/ex was/bedz no/at doubt/nn in/in my/pp$ mind/nn that/cs if/cs I/ppss crossed/vbd him/ppo ,/, mobs/nns would/md appear/vb outside/in our/pp$ windows/nns shouting/vbg ``/`` Paredon/fw-nn !/. !/.
Paredon/fw-nn !/. !/.
''/'' 

	What/wdt should/md I/ppss do/do ?/. ?/.
I/ppss was/bedz proud/jj of/in the/at new/jj buildings/nns which/wdt housed/vbd Diario/np now/rb :/: the/at rotogravures/nns ,/, gleaming/vbg behind/in glass/nn doors/nns ;/. ;/.
the/at thump/nn and/cc whir/nn of/in our/pp$ new/jj presses/nns ./.
Here/rb was/bedz a/at powerful/jj ,/, ready-made/jj medium/nn ,/, but/cc it/pps could/md speak/vb only/rb if/cs I/ppss told/vbd it/ppo to/to ./.


	Then/rb one/cd day/nn ,/, early/rb in/in January/np ,/, 1960/cd ,/, I/ppss sat/vbd down/rp at/in my/pp$ desk/nn ,/, and/cc suddenly/rb I/ppss was/bedz aware/jj of/in the/at crucifix/nn ./.
It/pps was/bedz a/at simple/jj ivory/nn crucifix/nn which/wdt my/pp$ mother/nn had/hvd given/vbn me/ppo ./.
I/ppss had/hvd mounted/vbn it/ppo on/in velvet/nn and/cc hung/vbn it/ppo over/in my/pp$ desk/nn to/to remind/vb me/ppo always/rb to/to use/vb the/at power/nn of/in the/at paper/nn in/in a/at Christian/jj manner/nn ./.
Now/rb it/pps seemed/vbd almost/rb as/cs if/cs Jesus/np were/bed looking/vbg down/rp at/in me/ppo with/in sadness/nn in/in His/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, saying/vbg :/: 

	``/`` You/ppss will/md lose/vb the/at paper/nn ./.
You/ppss may/md lose/vb your/pp$ life/nn ./.
But/cc do/do you/ppss have/hv any/dti choice/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/.


	I/ppss knew/vbd in/in that/dt moment/nn that/cs I/ppss did/dod not/* have/hv any/dti choice/nn ./.
From/in that/dt day/nn on/rp I/ppss began/vbd to/to write/vb editorials/nns about/in the/at things/nns I/ppss did/dod not/* think/vb correct/jj in/in Fidel/np Castro's/np$ regime/nn ./.

