Socratic document

A young man sited on the chair was reading file of ancient document, around 16^th, 17^th and 15^th century; he sometime looked toward other place of room, he was in an archive, in Los Angeles, a collector had bought these documents and now he had asked in his testament that this collection was ordered from an archivist; Lorenz, this was name of archivist, begun his work with enthusiasm, certainly in Los Angeles, this experience was very rare, document very ancient with comparison to recent document, the oldest document that Lorenz had saw was a contract of 1978; then he must consider again his memory around write and handwriting, Lorenz had a master in archivist that he had achieved in Europe, and he had worked for much years for much European archives, and he had studied and paleography; this commission was very new and charming for Lorenz; but more enthusiasm was for different provenience of these document, from different European nations. Lorenz red notarial act and other, acquisition, penal document, confession, letters and other; but some time looked, as said above, and he hasn’t understood why some document says a version and other contradicted that before, a history of a military attack certainly at 1592 in anonymous place attracted interest of Lorenz, who red with much attention this document, but introduction of this document was lack, document said: “They killed 48 men, and Captain of that country, whom was killed; and I had seen that bandits sacked all, cloth and furniture and food and other they throwed. This tell is true and I was present and for grace of God I am saved now. Cosmo other witness tells: Mark Sciarra I have saw with other bandits, and they perhaps were six hundred, and this is truth, and men shut but they went in through a forum on the walls, and three bandits was killed”, Lorenz was charming by this tale and he continued to read the testimony of other witness, and he finished read of this document and took other with same date and same attack, and he has red: “I have saw alone three person that stole some hens, and I haven’t saw bandit, and neither armies, but alone four poor, and nobody dead, and a farm man who had followed them because hens were his, they are alone three dead of hunger, that tried survive for theft of three hens; hours was night, and they made much confusion so owner awaked soon and got up and took a stick, got out from home and he cried against these dead of hungry, this is true and it is happen at 1592”; Lorenz was very astonished, and he though: “And fight? Where do were bandit and steal and shots?”, and Lorenz has saw document for to consider if he has lost a part, red again, but documents were all, he reised head and he saw a man with stick bard that was sawing him; Lorenz as much astonish saw old man and asked: “Who are you?”, and man smiled and answered: “A old man who is seeing young man with difficult, and this old man would want know because you are so astonish”, and Lorenz is continuing tool: “Because these documents tells two tales different, same attack but with two versions very, for one it was a fight very cruel, for other a theft of hens, and I want know what is the true; these are two official documents and…”, old man interrupted Lorenz and commented: “Do you have red other document, I think that you must read it because perhaps it will says truth, read it”, old man stood up and went out. Lorenz searched among documents, that were very much, and one he took by a heap, and he begun to read it. On document was wrote: “Who has said that every document although official is true? Perhaps these official documents are very false or they tell a tale that isn’t true, although is official; you must consider who has wrote these document and who has asked the draft of this document, and whom he has wanted hide and what he has wanted hide, these documents have costumers and notarial must consider alone that costumer tells, every man has will and wanted hide something and stand out something; your comment is very foreseeable, but these are official document and then are true; my answer; it is motive for to false these documents, because we believe that since are official are true, it is behind officiality that is false, because is official document, is form that we consider and never essence, you must now have consider essence on contrary form, two official documents that tell two version around same episode, same year, same day, same hour, but one is commissioned from a costumer while other by other costumer, and they have tell two histories different”; Lorenz then finished the read and he has saw signature. Every man has his truth, and who writes the documents has his truth, and who commissions these documents has his truth and wants that so it is wrote, then a truthful document not will be write never.   

Socrates Athenian

Alessandro Lusana