Never forget the story of the little man who spun gold for the promise of things to come. After having being duped by her father, the miller's pretty young daughter, in turn, duped the strange little man whom she charmed into trusting her. As you may recall, the young maiden was supposed to have had the artistry to spin straw into gold. Of course, this couldn't be done. Yet, after the little man heard the crying of the young, pretty maiden, he offered to spin the straw into gold for her, in exchange for things of no real importance. Alas, the magical little man demanded a price that was too high. The former damsel in distress was to be married to the king if she could complete the last straw spinning task, which would also assure the king of being married to the richest person in his kingdom. The pretty young maiden readily agreed to give her firstborn to this funny little man. It was the price he asked for helping her this last time. Okay, done! It seemed to be a win-win situation.
The avaricious king traded gold for a rich marriage; one of convenience. The maiden was willing to trade her first born child for the spun gold. The little man traded his spun gold for a misplaced trust in the superficiality of the pretty young maiden. He spun the straw into gold because she had given him her word that she would, indeed, forfeit her first born child to him. Annie Lennox told us that "everybody's looking for something".
The little man found himself in quite the predicament when the queen's loyal servant discovered the little man's secret; his most prized and highly guarded possession-his most unusual name. Rumpelstiltskin stomped himself into the floor, cutting his right leg off at the knee; then seizing his left foot with both his hands, he furiouly split himself in two, "and there was an end of him."
Poor Rumpelstiltskin. Poor us. Were the Brothers Grimm on to something? Have we trusted too much and spoken too soon? Did we celebrate the election of a kinder, more decent administration prematurely? Are we doomed for self-destruction? I think we are, if we, as a democracy, regardless the party, don't act to stop the taking of the gold without the deliverance of past promises. Promises that will prove beneficial to the republic that just completed the voting process, electing who we thought was best for our glorious country. We need a more equitable society and we need it now.
maverickchild
December 2, 2012
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Saturday, December 1, 2012
"let them eat cake"
Republicans have a "let them eat cake" attitude. I believe they lost because of this viewpoint. They should watch the latest Marie Antoinette movie. Perhaps it would refresh their memories regarding their antiquated ideas about today's society. History really does not have to repeat itself. We are intelligent beings who should learn from history's mistakes, not repeat them.
Chris Matthews reminded me of a quote from The Great Gatsby: "And as I sat there brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night. Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter-to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther....And one fine morning--So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
This says it all about today's Republican Party. They are quickly becoming obsolete, but they have the gold, so they rule. Their rules and ideologies will live on, I'm afraid, because they still maintain power. Power over the lives of the people whether we have spoken or not. The pie is large enough for all, but too many wealthy men don't want to share even slivers of the pie. They continue to divert the attention of the uninformed to nonsensical issues, hoping the masses will look at the nonsensical instead of at what all of us should be doing to correct the inequities in the system, as they exist today.
America is in dire need of tax reform and other imminent things like attention to the needs of the sacred earth we all live on. I hope that we all are very clear on what's really important and move forward towards these solutions.
maverickchild
12-1-2012
Chris Matthews reminded me of a quote from The Great Gatsby: "And as I sat there brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night. Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter-to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther....And one fine morning--So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
This says it all about today's Republican Party. They are quickly becoming obsolete, but they have the gold, so they rule. Their rules and ideologies will live on, I'm afraid, because they still maintain power. Power over the lives of the people whether we have spoken or not. The pie is large enough for all, but too many wealthy men don't want to share even slivers of the pie. They continue to divert the attention of the uninformed to nonsensical issues, hoping the masses will look at the nonsensical instead of at what all of us should be doing to correct the inequities in the system, as they exist today.
America is in dire need of tax reform and other imminent things like attention to the needs of the sacred earth we all live on. I hope that we all are very clear on what's really important and move forward towards these solutions.
maverickchild
12-1-2012
Friday, November 30, 2012
Republicans and their Obstacles to Justice
Republicans and their voter suppression laws and voter id's suggest to me that they want to revert back to an earlier, uglier period in American history. Back to a past where black people were expected to guess correctly the number of jellybeans in a jar before being allowed to vote. We all know what happened there? Frankly, these inspired by greed and evil machinations to block the vote for some of us, still, are frightening to me. Why would any sane individual willingly want to go back to those days? Who still, in America, wants to have this kind of control over another? Who would still spew these exhortations to the populace? Who, indeed?
The longer this 2012 campaign ensued, the closer we neared the risk of having an uncaring administration in charge of this wonderfully brave and beautiful ideal of a country. A group of people who had already clearly expressed their giving "less than a tinker's damn" about the average American. The middle class would surely be headed toward annihilation.
Now after the republic has spoken, the GOP still wants to ignore our wishes and needs. It is continuing business as usual. What a shame for our country as the world watches while this supposed democracy begins to splinter because a certain group of wealthy men refuse to compromise. Too bad all the young people who are encouraged to engage in reasonable conversations with one another instead of fighting, are bearing witness to the shenanigans of our illustrious congressional members. Too bad we still bother stressing the importance of conflict resolution to our young, when a lot of the supposedly mature leaders of our country are acting like recalcitrant children.
maverickchild
11/29/12
Saturday, May 5, 2012
maverickclark: Mensa Baby
maverickclark: Mensa Baby: I haven't blogged in almost a year. Why? I had much to do and so little time. The Mensa baby, the youngest member to be inducted into th...
maverickclark: Following Still
maverickclark: Following Still: I am really tired of people who don't use their brains. The upcoming presidential election is really showing off some people's stupidity le...
Friday, May 4, 2012
Following Still
I am really tired of people who don't use their brains. The upcoming presidential election is really showing off some people's stupidity level. Others are just plain lying. I really hope that the masses can discern what is wrong and what is right. Just take the unfair tax rate. Think about it folks. Why aren't we all rebelling in some way? This is so obviously unfair.
There are so many other obvious distortions. I mean for our president to be called stupid is enough to send me into a tailspin. Now, he isn't even being given credit for finding and killing America's most deadly enemy. Come on now people; think for yourselves. Stop listening to the rantings of fools.
Yellowdog
There are so many other obvious distortions. I mean for our president to be called stupid is enough to send me into a tailspin. Now, he isn't even being given credit for finding and killing America's most deadly enemy. Come on now people; think for yourselves. Stop listening to the rantings of fools.
Yellowdog
Mensa Baby
I haven't blogged in almost a year. Why? I had much to do and so little time.
The Mensa baby, the youngest member to be inducted into this brainy society, is 1 month shy of her third birthday.
They touted on May 3, 2012, that this wonderfully gifted baby could read.
I immediately went to the video, anxious to see this child read. What I saw was that the baby could call the letters and pronounce the word.
The trouble is the picture of the word is directly beneath the word. "Whoa, wait just a tooting minute. My two year old grand baby can do this and has been doing this same thing since the age of 2 years, three months".
I taught her her letters and numbers. She could immediately identify the letters, then the word that accompanied the letters because of the picture directly below or above the word. I never saw this as reading, just as a really fast recognition of letters and patterns. These skills are considered pre-reading ones. This just means that my granddaughter is really ready for reading, but I don't say that she is reading.
Mensa folk, I know that you know this too. So what else is qualifying this child for a Mensa membership?
All in the name of clear communication,
Yellowdog
The Mensa baby, the youngest member to be inducted into this brainy society, is 1 month shy of her third birthday.
They touted on May 3, 2012, that this wonderfully gifted baby could read.
I immediately went to the video, anxious to see this child read. What I saw was that the baby could call the letters and pronounce the word.
The trouble is the picture of the word is directly beneath the word. "Whoa, wait just a tooting minute. My two year old grand baby can do this and has been doing this same thing since the age of 2 years, three months".
I taught her her letters and numbers. She could immediately identify the letters, then the word that accompanied the letters because of the picture directly below or above the word. I never saw this as reading, just as a really fast recognition of letters and patterns. These skills are considered pre-reading ones. This just means that my granddaughter is really ready for reading, but I don't say that she is reading.
Mensa folk, I know that you know this too. So what else is qualifying this child for a Mensa membership?
All in the name of clear communication,
Yellowdog
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