Brian Tranmer
02683-017
P.O. Box 905
SHU Unit
Ray Brook, NY 12977-0300

September 18, 1998

Louv brother Carl, brother Dennis & all others,

I want to tell Dennis that even in the belly of the beast I was able to give thanks and rejoice when I heard that he, and his family, are doing well.  He is absolutely right in his analysis on the true spirit of the "Almight" (the spirit of true "Louv" that the whole world is lacking in these wicked times) which is the ability to draw out the best in your fellow human being.  Like he said, "We all have our day," or the potential, when we can shine in the light of the Higher Being as well as the times when we fall short and our more animalistic characteristics take over.  However, it's our ability to show understanding and mercy that sets us apart from the animal.  It is our duty to see the good (as well as recognize that we all have shortcomings in perfection) in our fellow man & woman.  We can all be influenced by the forces around us, both good & evil.  Like for instance even I myself find it necessary, in this inhumane environment, to bring out the more animalistic characteristics within myself to deal with some of the scavengers around me.  Because of our surroundings, or through imperfection, we deal with different situations differently.
        The same goes for the deeds of "Niah Keith."  Of course, everyone that knew the man might have a different view of his deeds (because of their own experience or through their own individual way of understanding what they saw before them).  I myself, due to my close view and relationship to everyone involved (both the poor sufferers and the people who risked their lives to bring the wealth to the church), I can see both sides to his deeds, both where he put food on a lot of sufferers', and their families', tables (just like the testimony that Dennis has about Niah), plus the side where he didn't deal with the people who were making the money right (by using his elderly power to create a political pecking order and syphoning an over-abundant amount of the wealth, from brothers who trusted him to administer the fruit they were risking their lives for, for his own personal agenda that obviously wasn't in the best interest of the congregation).  When we're talking about a money-making business of that nature (as we know Niah was, physically, a poor man), the people who risk their lives (transportation, etc.) are the most essential part of the operation.  This is physical, but it's a necessity of life.  There are many instances when Niah showed extreme Louv so I believe we should remember those things because we all have the potential to do both good and evil to our fellow man, we all have our day for both.  "Judge not lest ye be judged."  "He moves in you, he moves in me, he moves in the big old Rascal too."  "If you can't Louv the people who you can see how can you profess to Louv the Almighty who you can't see?"

        One Louv,
        Brian

PS    Carl remember to try to find the address for those two twin girls in the article I sent you, from the Rolling Stone magazine, and send back the article.

    Brian Tranmer
    02683-017
    SHU Unit
    Post Office Box 905
    Ray Brook, NY 12977-0300