Let's do some reading before I continue.
The story goes like this:
Older Version - The ANT works hard in the withering heat all summer building house and laying up supplies for the winter. The GRASSHOPPER thinks the ANT is a fool and laughs & dance & plays the summer away. Come winter, the ANT is warm and well fed whereas the GRASSHOPPER has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.
(I bet everyone's familiar with this story. Let's move on to the new version)
Modern Version - The ANT works hard in the withering heat all summer building house and laying up supplies for the winter. The GRASSHOPPER thinks the ANT's a fool and laughs & dance & plays the summer away.
(here comes the interesting part)
Come winter, the shivering GRASSHOPPER calls a press conference and demands to know why the ANT should be allowed to be warm and well fed while the GRASSHOPPERS are cold and starving. The medias show up to provide pictures of the poor GRASSHOPPER next to a video of the ANT in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. The majority of the Parliament stunned by the sharp contrast.
"How can this be happening? How can the poor GRASSHOPPER be allowed to suffer?"
Mr. Kairee stages a demonstration in front of the ANT's house; Naziri goes on a fast along with the other GRASSHOPPERS demanding that GRASSHOPPERS be relocated to warmer climates during winter. Most of the other GRASSHOPPERS' relatives ctitizise the government for not upholding the fundametal rights of the GRASSHOPPER. The local newspapers and the Internet are flooded with online petitions seeking support to the GRASSHOPPER (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance).
Since complains and voices are everywhere, the Deputy Prime Minister immediately passes a law preventing ANTS from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty amongst ANTS and GRASSHOPPERS. Hisapmudin makes "more special reservation" for GRASSHOPPERS in Educational Institutions & in Govornment Services to help preserve GRASSHOPPERS competitive.
The ANT's, however, fined for failing to comply with 30% sharing and having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes. Its home is confiscated by the Government and handed over to the GRASSHOPPER in a ceremony covered by Majoo xxx. Prime Minister announces to the whole country that this is part of the NEP and all have to respect, no question ask and to follow without choice.
........many years later.........
The ANT has since migrated to the great land of freedom and set up a multi-million dollar company, while many GRASSHOPPERS still end up dieing of starvation despite reservation somewhere on the land where their rights are well protected because of losing lot of hardworking ANTS and also because of still continue in feeding the GRASSHOPPERS with all the resources the Government can give, the land remain a developing country.
ALL BECAUSE THE ANTS ARE STILL DOING THEIR WORK...hmmphh!
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Pathetic? What have you learned from this? I easily find this smile on my face and in my heart after reading this story. I must salute to this group of living for always having a good reason to be what they are good at and always having very great blame on things.
Aren't we all equally given the same amount of time? :)
2 comments:
man.. don't get me started on grasshoppers..
what's wrong with grasshoppers? what does the lameness of Everyone Can Fly has to do with grasshoppers?
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