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Thursday, March 18, 2004
 
An Ironic Ending to "The Emperor Has No Clothes"
Do you remember that story? A foolish emperor cares only for his appearance. Sound like any IFB "emperors" you've heard in the past? But in this story, the foolish emperor is deceived by scoundrels who pretend to have a magic fabric that is invisible to fools and visible to the wise. So the emperor and all his deacons---I mean courtiers----declare that they can see it. And the alleged weavers spend a few weeks creating an elegant garment for the emperor that he and his deacons---uh, courtiers----swear is perfect, refined, and stylish.


On the appointed day, the emperor parades down the main avenue in his alleged finery. Until a child exclaims in surprise, "The emperor has no clothes!" Horrified to realize he has been duped, the emperor continues as though walking in great state. Everybody must pretend that the naked man is wearing royal garments.

But what an irony if the child who declared the truth would have been punished for indecency simply because he pointed out the obvious truth: "The Emperor has no clothes!" Who was actually the one who violated the laws of decency? You have to hope, even in such a kingdom of vanity and appearance, that the direct observation of a simple child would not be punished but rather acknowledged for the truth it declares.  5:08 AM
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