i am a painter who began my career as a child coloring outside the lines of my coloring books. i am a writer who started out by composing adventure stories while riding my stick horse around the backyard. as a child, i got in trouble for asking too many questions...i question that.
"the emperor's new clothes" by hans christian andersen
this fairy tale has been a companion to me as i have traveled through my life.
briefly, it is about an emperor who was deceived by two tailors who said they were making a set of clothing out of a "dream" fabric. in reality, they used no fabric at all. to make their scam complete, they announced that only those who were wise enough would be able to see the beautiful clothing. and so, no one, not even the emperor, admitted to being unable to see it.
wearing his new "clothing", the emperor paraded through his kingdom. no one questioned his appearance; no one wished to appear less than wise.
until a small child asked, "why is the emperor not wearing any clothes?"
so it is that i ask, if i question rather than believe i am wise, what will i see?
8 comments:
Can a back door make a difference?
i like your question.
i don't have a back door. and that is a comfort.
Made me laugh again.
I do have back door.
You know, this question sorprised me in some degree, specially because of the "dead bolt lock". I haven't heard that before.
dead bolt is a stronger bolt that makes it harder for someone to break in. most places have them.
how do you feel about having both a front and back door.
when i have had both, i feel both of them. if that makes sense. with one door, it feels more like a cocoon.
I haven't thought about that...I guess I feel watched.
a door sometimes, for me, feels like where energy is flowing out. and so, two doors was distracting.
I like to have two door...I don't know, two doors, two options?
i like that!
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