The young
man
Walked down the street Shobbos day to tour the new house his
community friend had recently purchased. It was a cutely sized single story
home with a well kept yard and a three car garage. The young man followed his
friend as he keenly unlocked and opened the front door to show off his new
abode-in-progress. As soon as the door opened the young man distinctly heard
the “beep beep beep!” of the alarm system. “Oh that’s funny,” The young man
pointed out humorously, “I guess it turns out you can’t open your own front on
Shobbos.”
As he was speaking
The door
Shut
Shut
Trapped in an unlocked house
Go figure
There was no sense panicking. After
all there was still a tour to be had. Freaking out could be done after. The
home was still a work in progress, the flooring, the bathrooms, the kitchen,
etc were still having labor done on them, but it was clear that it would turn
out to be a very comfy and warm home indeed.
Tour’s over
Now we can panic
In hindsight perhaps the window
would have been a better bet. They went over to the back door. Lo-and-behold no
sooner than when the door was slightly ajar did the sharp “Beep beep beep!” of
the system go off. As a kneejerk reaction the young man’s friend immediately slammed
it back shut.
What, why…
You just had it open!
Aaaand now it’s shut again
They continued to the side door. His
friend tried it (opening it really fast this time, making the young man think
of it all as a scene from Indiana Jones where they were trying to trip some
sort of booby trap and soon a giant boulder would chase them out of the house).
This time he didn’t slam it shut, but of course the alarm spouted its signature
“Beep beep beep!” However, since the
young man’s friend was hard of hearing he did not catch it. Therefore,
logically, it never really went off.
When a tree falls in the forest
And none are there to hear it
Does it make a sound?
NO
