Continued from Fairytale
April 15, 2019
“…but this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they will be my people…” Jeremiah 31:33
Now, there were those
in that old-forgotten land,
who by way
of life’s experience
had come to learn
a thing or two
about themselves
and of life in general.
But mostly they kept quiet,
for fear of ridicule and retribution; but most could (so they had learned)
with just a glance—know.
And so it was that the princess decided to go out one morning and seek others;
because of all human needs,
the need to connect socially—is perhaps the strongest need of all.
She had a great love for humanity
(as any true princess does)
and wanted the best for her country.
So she put on her favorite color,
(forgetting all else)
and went out for a walk in the city.
“Good day!” She exclaimed to the first person she met.
“What’s so good about it? What
right have you to say so? And
can’t you see that I am suffering?”
At this, the pedestrian pointed to a sign that read Suffering
She, slightly ashamed, turned and walked away.
Meanwhile, high up in a tree, a bird sang merrily.
She looked up and took heart.
“Hello!” She passed a young couple who
wore the saddest of expressions.
He held up a sign which
read Anxious and she Lonely.
Neither said a word.
A new law
recently passed.
Admittedly, she
knew nothing of it,
therefore,
she had no sign of her own.
It was then she saw
a lovely grey-haired woman
sitting
on a park bench
with a sign
that read Hope.
Hope was all but lost in this forgetful country—but here,
quietly, assuredly—hope sat smiling
as the princess approached, “May I sit with you, ma’am?”
“You may, but I must warn you: it is dangerous to sit with me”
No sooner
had the princess
stepped forward
when an angry-mob
of angry-people wearing signs that read:
Anger Hate Envy Evil
followed by
Suffering
with Anxious and Lonely standing by; watching
not saying a word–
Hope never took her eyes off the princess.
“Seize her!” they cried “She refuses to wear her sign!” they snarled
“She is a friend to our enemy”
they growled
in a voice so low
as to make the hair
on the back
of your neck stand on end…
“Well well well what have we here?”
In walked Fear dressed-up as the law enforcer.
“Breaking OUR laws are we?”
In her heart
she felt
the first pangs of ignorance
like a cut
from the paper
on which
these laws were written–
Her eyes dropped.
Fear smiled.
“Look at me, dear”
And there was Hope
still smiling, still gazing
into the eyes of the princess.
But the people screamed “TRAITOR!”
They grabbed
at the princess,
tore at her hair
and ripped her dress
After a moment
Fear commanded them to stop
“Enough! I’ll deal with her in my own way…You are under-arrest by Order of the Leader!”
“Resist not evil…” whispered Hope as
Fear bound the princess
and forced her away
through the city streets.
On the way to the prison
a rather large crowd gathered-
each one proudly wearing his sign.
To be continued….
And I am anxiously awaiting it’s continuation! Puts me in mind of the path that led the Siddhartha Gautama to become the Buddha.
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Right on-thanks for that! Yeah-I wonder what the princess is going to find…
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This is a great description of fear and hate vs Hope and light…It’s always sad to read such injustice and hate
It’s so brave to mention such details
Thank you for sharing, looking forward to reading the rest ❤
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Thank you for saying so. 🙏🏻 It is sad when humans choose to hate—and right now the princess is sad—how can people be so cruel? I’m glad you are enjoying reading it. Off to prison with the princess…
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Such a clever and engaging way of illustrating the effect of these emotions on our behaviour. For hope to be banished and punished by fear, anger, envy etc. So far reaching, as every good fairytale should be.
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Thank you, Friend for saying so. I often wonder (perhaps too much) what our society would look like-what the world would look like-if every person who hates just simply dropped the negativity all together. Just stopped hating. But now I’m fantasizing 🙂
As always, I appreciate your input here. I’m glad you like this fairytale-off to prison with our princess! 🙏🏻
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An exemplary write… excellent!
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Thank you for saying so 🙂
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You’re quite welcome!
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Lovely post!! I feel like this should be a book! I definitely think you are on to something, I wonder which direction you will take this…. I am not going to say anything more, will wait till I’ve read the next installments :D. On a side note, hope you, Hubby and Mister Cat are doing well, and enjoying your nightly star gazing :). Full moon tonight :).
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I, hubby and Mr. Cat are so glad you are here. I thought I’d lost you! But no matter. We are here to share ideas and spread some love and cheer! 😻
More coming….
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Yea sometimes I just vanish for a little bit to gain my balance:). But I always come back :). Glad you three are doing well :). Looking forward to the next post :D:D
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Wholly whoa … this is quite a story 👍👍
😎 🌹 😘
Thank you!
David Andrew Miliotis
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Hi David! Thank you-I’m glad you like it. You are welcome. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. 😊
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