A Parable

Stratum9

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Apr 13, 2002
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Somebody e-mailed this to me. I wonder what it means? ;)

There was once a boy named Sam who had, in the past, developed a reputation for being a bully. He had often thrown rocks at the other kids on the playground for seemingly no reason at all. One day a boy named George went up to Sam and demanded that Sam empty out his pockets to prove that he did not have rocks stored in them for the purpose of throwing at the other kids.

George had never been a victim of Sam's rocks before, but he had witnessed Sam throwing them at others. So George demanded Sam to empty his pockets, even though Sam had not thrown a single rock at anyone in quite some time. Sam refused, of course, claiming that the contents of his pockets were nobody's business but his own.

George did not like this response and continued to demand, angrily, that Sam empty his pockets and prove to all those on the playground that he did not have rocks which he could throw at them. Sam continued to refuse until George gave him an ultimatum. George picked up a very large rock and insisted that he would throw it at Sam if he did not reveal the contents of his pockets. Stubbornly, Sam shoved his hands into his pockets but did not remove them. George threw the rock hitting Sam squarely on the forehead.

About that time the teacher, Mrs. Breedwar, came around the corner and witnessed George throwing the rock at Sam. George, under the semblance of playground peacekeeper, was now identified as the aggressor. He had cast the first stone. He was, scolded Mrs. Breedwar, in very big trouble!
 

XZeroII

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Yea, that was subtle. Good story, but I think we can all see through those fake names. We all know you are talking about Bert and Ernie on Seasame Street.