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
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