Wednesday, April 1, 2009

The Emperor's New Clothes

I remembered when we were still in the primary school, our parents always warned us: "Don't talk about May 13, don't talk about DEP, don't talk about other people religion, don't talk about this & that, later police will come and arrest you."
And at one time, all of these "sensitive" issues are no longer sensitive, all races were talking about these and surprisingly, the relationship between races became closer, instead of more tension as were advised.
However, when I am adult now, we are once again warned not to talk about that women from north China, the monarchy decisions, the religion, race and those consider sensitive issues in the coming 3 by-elections.
"No eye see". Let's enjoy the popular story of The Emperor's New Clothes.
At the last part of the story:

The emperor walked beneath the beautiful canopy in the procession, and all the people in the street and in their windows said, "Goodness, the emperor's new clothes are incomparable! What a beautiful train on his jacket. What a perfect fit!" No one wanted it to be noticed that he could see nothing, for then it would be said that he was unfit for his position or that he was stupid. None of the emperor's clothes had ever before received such praise.

"But he doesn't have anything on!" said a small child.

"Good Lord, let us hear the voice of an innocent child!" said the father, and whispered to another what the child had said.

"A small child said that he doesn't have anything on!"

Finally everyone was saying, "He doesn't have anything on!"

Are we still waiting for that small child to tell us?

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