And how will this come about? Ask that question and you'll get a long list of possibilities! (None of which can be unequivocally proven!)
So I got to thinking, and I remembered an old fable that I heard when I was growing up. This is how I remember it going:
The Story of Chicken Little
Chicken Little was a little white hen who lived on a farm along with the other farm animals. The farmer who owned the farm always took good care of all his animals. One day Chicken Little was out scratching in the barnyard when an acorn fell on her head. It scared her so much that she shook all over. She shook so hard, half of her feathers fell out!
"Help! Help!", she cried, "The sky is falling! I must go warn everyone!"
So she ran into the hen house to tell the other chickens. Inside the hen house she met Henny Penny.
Henny Penny asked, "What's wrong, where are you going, Chicken Little?"
Chicken Little cried, "Oh, help! The sky is falling!"
"How do you know?" asked Henny Penny.
"I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!" Chicken Little replied.
"This is terrible, just terrible! We'd better hurry and tell all the other farm animals!", Henny Penny said.
So they both ran away as fast as they could. Soon they met Ducky Lucky.
Ducky Lucky asked, "Where are you going, Chicken Little and Henny Penny?"
Chicken Little and Henny Penny cried, "The sky is falling! The sky is falling! We're going to tell all the other animals!"
"How do you know?" asked Ducky Lucky.
"I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!" Chicken Little replied.
"Oh, dear, oh dear! We'd better run!" said Ducky Lucky.
So they all ran out of the barnyard and down the path toward the farmhouse as fast as they could. Soon they met Goosey Loosey walking along the path.
Goosely Loosey said, "Hello there. Where are you all going in such a hurry?"
"We're running for our lives!" they replied.
"The sky is falling!" Henny Penny cried.
"And we're running to tell all the other animals!" said Ducky Lucky.
"How do you know the sky is falling?" asked Goosey Loosey.
Chicken Little said, "I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!"
"Goodness!" Goosely Loosey said, "Then I'd better run with you."
And they all ran in great fright across a field. Before long they met Turkey Lurkey strutting back and forth.
Turkey Lurkey stopped them and said, "Hello there, Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, and Goosey Loosey. Where are you all going in such a hurry?"
"Help! Help!" cried Chicken Little.
Henny Penny cried, "We're running for our lives!"
Ducky Lucky cried, "The sky is falling!"
Goosey Loosey cried, "And we're running to tell all the other animals!"
Turkey Lurkey asked, "How do you know the sky is falling?"
Chicken Little said, "I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!"
Turkey Lurkey said, "Oh, dear! I always suspected the sky would fall someday. I'd better run with you."
So they ran with all their might, until they met Foxy Loxy.
Foxy Loxy stopped them and said, "Well, well. Where are you all rushing on such a fine day?"
Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey (together cried), "Help! Help! It's not a fine day at all! The sky is falling, and we're running to tell all the other animals!"
Foxy Loxy asked them, "How do you know the sky is falling?"
Chicken Little said, "I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!"
Foxy Loxy thought for a moment, stoked his chin, and said, "I see. Well then, the one you'll want to tell about this is the farmer. Follow me, and I'll show you the way to the farmer."
So Foxy Loxy led Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, and Turkey Lurkey across a field and through the woods. He led them straight to his den, and they never saw the farmer to tell him that the sky is falling. Foxy Loxy ate them all!
The moral of the story is that things aren't always as bad as they first seem. But, when you think something is wrong, don't just get upset and run off, upsetting everyone else! You should use common sense, and tell the one in charge. It is far better to respond to a situation with a well thought out solution, than to just react without a plan of action. You should always seek the truth and use wisdom and knowledge first.
When I seek for wisdom, I go to the greatest source of wisdom, the Holy Bible. If you are concerned about the end coming upon you, just take a look at the book of Matthew, the 24th chapter to begin with. I trust the Bible because it is God's Word and it shows the many predictions of future events that have proven to be 100% accurate every time! As far as any of these present day, "Doom's Day" prophets are concerned - it looks to me like an acorn has fallen on their head!
The Old Man in the Bib Overalls
"How do you know the sky is falling?" asked Goosey Loosey.
Chicken Little said, "I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!"
"Goodness!" Goosely Loosey said, "Then I'd better run with you."
And they all ran in great fright across a field. Before long they met Turkey Lurkey strutting back and forth.
Turkey Lurkey stopped them and said, "Hello there, Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, and Goosey Loosey. Where are you all going in such a hurry?"
"Help! Help!" cried Chicken Little.
Henny Penny cried, "We're running for our lives!"
Ducky Lucky cried, "The sky is falling!"
Goosey Loosey cried, "And we're running to tell all the other animals!"
Turkey Lurkey asked, "How do you know the sky is falling?"
Chicken Little said, "I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!"
Turkey Lurkey said, "Oh, dear! I always suspected the sky would fall someday. I'd better run with you."
So they ran with all their might, until they met Foxy Loxy.
Foxy Loxy stopped them and said, "Well, well. Where are you all rushing on such a fine day?"
Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey (together cried), "Help! Help! It's not a fine day at all! The sky is falling, and we're running to tell all the other animals!"
Foxy Loxy asked them, "How do you know the sky is falling?"
Chicken Little said, "I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!"
Foxy Loxy thought for a moment, stoked his chin, and said, "I see. Well then, the one you'll want to tell about this is the farmer. Follow me, and I'll show you the way to the farmer."
So Foxy Loxy led Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, and Turkey Lurkey across a field and through the woods. He led them straight to his den, and they never saw the farmer to tell him that the sky is falling. Foxy Loxy ate them all!
When I seek for wisdom, I go to the greatest source of wisdom, the Holy Bible. If you are concerned about the end coming upon you, just take a look at the book of Matthew, the 24th chapter to begin with. I trust the Bible because it is God's Word and it shows the many predictions of future events that have proven to be 100% accurate every time! As far as any of these present day, "Doom's Day" prophets are concerned - it looks to me like an acorn has fallen on their head!
The Old Man in the Bib Overalls
1 comment:
I love that you posted the entire fable!
Such a good moral, as fables are wont to have.
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