The Lottery Council- Introduction

What if cancer isn't a disease that you contract in the traditional way, but one that is "administered?" Cancer, often described as the scourge of the 20th Century has rates that have risen dramatically decade by decade... what if this is on purpose, a part of a nefarious plan by population control elites? What if it's all part of a plan fomented by a consortium of government agencies, at federal, state and local levels in concert with private organizations?

This does not take place in some dystopian future, this is the here and now. Meet Jim Nolan, a lower level exec at a large insurance company; married, with kids, a good American, socially conscious, caring, who through interaction with his brother-in-law, David, a "conspiracy nut," watches as the threads of his world unravel and reweave themselves into the Mother of all Conspiracies...

Jim got home from work at around 5:30 just like every day. Walked in the house, kissed his wife, greeted his kids just like every day. He didn't know it yet, but this day was different, it was a day that was going to send him on a journey that was unlike anything he could have imagined in his wildest dreams. his wife, Ann was holding a nondescript looking envelope.

"Jim," she said, "you don't play any lottery games do you? This came for you in the mail today, from some lottery council."

"No," he replied, "it's probably an ad or something... some kind of promotion." He tore the envelope open and read the contents:

You have been selected for a unique opportunity to serve your community. Your name has been given to us by an associate who believes that you are in a position to help make the world a better place, one person at a time. If you are interested -and we sincerely hope you will take advantage of this opportunity- there will be a seminar at Dreighton University, Arts & Sciences Building, Room 238, on Sat. April 24, at 2:30 PM. If you are interested, please fill out the enclosed form and return by mail no later than April 14. We certainly look forward to seeing you there. Cordially...

"What is it?" asked Ann.

"I'm not really sure," said Jim, handing the letter to his wife.

She read the contents. "This sounds interesting, you're going aren't you?"

"I don't know... it all sounds so mysterious, 'helping to make the world a better place'- me? I'm just an insurance flunky, I crunch numbers. Why would anybody want me?"

"Well," said Ann, "I think you should go. Who knows, maybe there's something to it."

"I'll think about it," he had four or five days, but his mind was already made up... he would send the form in the next day. He was curious as to who had given these people his name... probably somebody at work. Who else could it be? Not a relative certainly... somebody at work. Who knows, maybe Ann was right and something would come of it. Maybe a new job, he thought, God only knew how tedious it was crunching numbers all day at Metropolitan Fidelity & Life!

The couple of weeks leading up to the seminar were just like all the weeks before... nothing uneventful, but then, nothing eventful ever seemed to happen- unless of course, it was on television. When the day arrived, he kissed Ann and left for Dreighton University, a 3 hour drive away.