I received this today, this poem about an ant and a grasshopper… I’m sure you’ve seen the email in circulation. The premise is taken from the old Aesop’s fable where the ant works hard, the grasshopper plays all summer and then they should learn to be responsible for themselves.
This was with a new little twist, talking about how now, essentially we are too ‘understanding’ or ‘liberal’ in our approach to things… how now, we would hear the grasshopper’s story, it would be on the news, there would be singing… Obama and Oprah would help. Spare the details, the idea is here.
It’s funny to some. Others really believe it. While the details of my opinion of this went to a few, my real thoughts are this:
It can be an ugly and terrible danger, to ourselves and to our society, when groups of people believe that they are better than others and more deserving of basic human needs.
We need to be careful. We’re walking a fine line. At the end of the day, it will come back to bite each of us. It will hit home, every home. It will affect families, each of our families, whether we believe it or not.
Let’s all try to practice a little bit of understanding and empathy. I believe it would go a long way. I believe it will help not only others but also ourselves. I believe it will change our world.
Peace.
~K
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