Aesop's Fable Friday.
The Astronomer.
There was once an Astronomer whose habit it was to go out at night and observe the stars. One night, as he was walking about outside the town gates, gazing up absorbed into the sky and not looking where he was going, he fell into a dry well.
As he lay there groaning, some one passing by heard him, and, coming to the edge of the well, looked down. On learning what had happened, he said, "If you really were looking so hard at the sky that you didn't even see where your feet were carrying you along the ground, it appears to me that you deserve all you've got."
Moral of the story: You can look at the stars, but watch where you're going.
posted by Grizzly Mama | 23:59
8 Comments:
Reminds me of the typical absent-minded professor. Head in the clouds but no practicality.
Too funny! When I was a kid, I was this fable, in reverse.
I always had my eyes on the ground. I was a big-time rock collector AND a horrible klutz. Watching the ground kept me from tripping over everything in my path.
My Dad constantly nagged me to keep my head up and notice the world around me. ;)
Is this a true story or a fable? It's said to have happened to Thales of Miletus.
It refers to a group of people who invaded a country for the sake of oil and kept thinking of nothing but the oil and landed up in a mess...:)
Skye,
Olive Oyle? You wouldn't be suggesting that Thales was the first Popeye as well?
Paul Wolfowitz (he and none other) said that Iraq was invaded because of its oil.
When did Wolfie say that? I know you and your Zionist conspiracy theories Adrian - out with a link to the quote.
Now isn't the comment by Adrian the perfect example of LCD as Skye points out?
I mean REALLY! You have to be some kind of nut if something like that pops into your head after reading this fable.
And as for "It refers to a group of people who invaded a country for the sake of oil"
Isn't that a line from one of the Al Queda tapes of bin Laden and Zawahiri?
And just how much are we paying for that oil anyway???
Grow up Adrian... you bore me!
Adrian is pissed because we don't give his country enough aid money. Atleast I THINK that's what's going on...
Grizzly Mama,
I think you are on to something! ;)
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