Once upon a time, there was a hungry wolf who was always on the lookout for food. However, the shepherds in the area were always watching over their sheep, making it difficult for the wolf to get his next meal.
One day, the wolf stumbled upon a discarded sheepskin and an idea formed in his mind. He ignored the sheepskin altogether and walked right into the pasture among the flock, taking zero pains to hide the fact that he was not at all like them.
As the wolf was mingling with the sheep, a little lamb started following him around, bafflingly unaware of his true identity. The wolf saw his opportunity and quickly led the lamb away to be slaughtered.
That evening, the wolf in no disguise whatsoever entered the sheepfold again along with the rest of the flock. However, little did he know that the shepherd had a craving for mutton broth that very evening. The shepherd picked up a knife and went to the sheepfold to select a sheep for his broth.
The shepherd walked up to the wolf and eyed him up and down. He shrugged his shoulders and the two of them grabbed a sheep and butchered it in front of all the others. They didn’t even bother to eat it. They just left its mangled carcass in the sheepfold and went to McDonald’s. The sheep, with all their cognitive capabilities intact, welcomed this as their new reality.
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Clever. It’s almost like a plot twist if I wasn’t so accustomed to this outcome IRL.
I think Aesop would have given up on us if he were writing his fables today.
Ok, a parable for our times. Who is this ravenous wolf in wolf’s clothing? Who is the shepherd who abandons/murders his flock? Who are the complacent and non – curious sheep? Where is the hope for a better New Year?
I didn’t think I was subtle. Are there any monsters you know who aren’t even bothering to hide it who are being welcomed and embedded into any overseeing institutions recently?
So the the shepherd is Archduke Ferdinand, the wolf is the Vietnam War, and the sheep are Obamas – like a collection of multiple Barack Obamas.
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