Tuesday, June 08, 2004
The Emperor's New Clothes
One day there was an emperor who surrounded himself with a bunch of big idea type tailors who told him that they could make him an invincible suit that would keep him the emperor forever. It was called the Pre-Emptive Suit.
The suit didn't look quite right but the fashion critics said that it was a bold suit so it seemed rude to most to complain about it. There is no accounting for taste anyway.
In no time someone looked at the emperor and said, "the emperor has no clothes." This strange individual was loudly scorned. Though many took notice.
In a little while tens of millions in far away lands seeing the spectacle of the emperor's unflattering appearance cried out, "that emperor has no clothes!" They were believed to be jealous of the emperor's superior kingdom so they were ignored.
In a little while a few of the employees of the suit makers started saying, "Wake up! The emperor has no clothes!" They had dirty minds and just wanted to write rude books and make money so who could believe them.
The emperor tripped in public many times over his unique clothes. In a little while over 50% of the emperor's people said, "Gross! Look the emperor has no clothes!"
The emperor's tailors whispered to him, "Hey we hate to admit it but you are naked as a jaybird and looking ridiculous." They advised him that if he admitted for even one second that there was the slightest flaw in the wondrous fabric of the Pre-Emptive Suit then his hold on power would be gone. The trick was to never admit to not wearing clothes. Otherwise complete disgrace would be his lot. He would be pants-ed before the world and all would know his shame.
Pretend dignity was preferable to no dignity at all.
The End
One day there was an emperor who surrounded himself with a bunch of big idea type tailors who told him that they could make him an invincible suit that would keep him the emperor forever. It was called the Pre-Emptive Suit.
The suit didn't look quite right but the fashion critics said that it was a bold suit so it seemed rude to most to complain about it. There is no accounting for taste anyway.
In no time someone looked at the emperor and said, "the emperor has no clothes." This strange individual was loudly scorned. Though many took notice.
In a little while tens of millions in far away lands seeing the spectacle of the emperor's unflattering appearance cried out, "that emperor has no clothes!" They were believed to be jealous of the emperor's superior kingdom so they were ignored.
In a little while a few of the employees of the suit makers started saying, "Wake up! The emperor has no clothes!" They had dirty minds and just wanted to write rude books and make money so who could believe them.
The emperor tripped in public many times over his unique clothes. In a little while over 50% of the emperor's people said, "Gross! Look the emperor has no clothes!"
The emperor's tailors whispered to him, "Hey we hate to admit it but you are naked as a jaybird and looking ridiculous." They advised him that if he admitted for even one second that there was the slightest flaw in the wondrous fabric of the Pre-Emptive Suit then his hold on power would be gone. The trick was to never admit to not wearing clothes. Otherwise complete disgrace would be his lot. He would be pants-ed before the world and all would know his shame.
Pretend dignity was preferable to no dignity at all.
The End
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