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Saturday, April 03, 2004 Blog of Fame / The Boy Who Cried Wolf Hey everyone. Following Erica's blog entry about her brushes with fame, I thought I'd do the same too... I sold a blender to "Harold" from Neighbours fame once at Kmart. I told "Dr. Carl Kennedy" also from Neighbours where the footwear department at Kmart was. He was wearing very shabby clothes. Perhaps he was undercover. I honestly cannot think of any more. That's probably a good thing, cos all of my friends and the people in my life are famous to me :) In blogging randomness, let me change topics in the blink of an eye. I've been watching Season 3 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine like a fiend recently and have been selecting the episodes I really wanna watch again, so I can catch up to the current season which is Season 6 on DVD... Anyway, was watching an episode and in it, one character was describing the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf to another character as a metaphor for an event which had recently transpired between them. The first character lamented the fact that no one believed him, and his version of events, even when he was telling the truth!! The second character then explained the childrens' story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf as an allegory for WHY people have a hard time of accepting stories. The story concerns a boy who gets lonely while tending his flock and he cries out that he has seen a wolf attacking the sheep. The villagers would come running to save him and the sheep from being gobbled up but of course, there is no wolf and the boy claims that the wolf has run away. The villagers are impressed and praise the lad for his vigilence and observant nature. The first character, an alien, says: "clever lad..." and comments on his intelligence and cunning. The second character, a human, then goes on to say how the boy does it again, and again. And on the fourth day, a wolf really does approach and puts the boy and the sheep in real danger. This time, however, when the boy cries out at the top of his lungs, his calls go unanswered and the villagers ignore him. The boy and his sheep are devoured by the wolf. "A horrible, gruesome tale for children!", exclaims the first character. The human gets to the end of the story and explains that: "The point is, if you lie all the time nobody's going to believe you, even when you are telling the truth!!" "Are you sure that's the point Doctor?", the alien asks quizzically. "Of course", the Doctor replies, "what else could it be?" "...That you should never tell the same lie twice..." posted by AJ | 6:47 PM | | ||
