A Wolf on a hillside was drinking from a spring when he suddenly spied a Lamb further down the stream. “Theres my supper,” thought he, “if only I can find some excuse to seize it.” Then he called out to the Lamb, “How dare you muddy the water from which I am drinking?”
“But, sir,” said the Lamb, “if the spring is muddy, how can it be my fault? The water runs downhill from you to me.”
“Even so,” said the Wolf, “it was you who called me bad names this time last year.”
“But, sir,” said the Lamb; “I am only six months old.”
“Is that so?” snarled the Wolf. “If it was not you, it was your father;” and with that he rushed upon the poor little Lamb and”WARRA WARRA WARRA WARRA WARRA”ate her all up.But before she died she gasped out”ANY EXCUSE WILL SERVE THE POWERFUL.”
The lamb in the fable is upset that the wolf says she’s “bad”–so she argues instead of running away. Few of the powerful people running our world care about being good. (The wolf wants to seem “arguably” good–that’s very different.) We who want to do more to defend the lambs need to get power as well as morals on our side.
Did I mention today that I’m working for Howard Dean? Political action is a legitimate and honest way to put our beliefs to work.
Public service announcement: have you, like the lamb, been brainwashed into the cult of the “good little girl”? Yes, you–whatever your age, whatever your gender–are you knocking yourself out day after day after day to dodge criticisms you think other people might make? If so, give yourself a break–and give yourself more of a chance to accomplish some good in this unhappy world. Pick some worthy goal and go after it–knowing the wolves will question your motives, your methods, and your honesty. And when you hear them telling the world how terrible you are, remember what they’ll be saying if they win.
“WARRA WARRA WARRA WARRA WARRA.”