From Right Street Writer: A Story Posted by gerirutzen

Posted 09/17/09 Last updated 09/17/09

A story:

Once upon a time there lived a giant. The giant had massive strength, determination and ingenuity. The giant worked hard and prospered. He accumulated great wealth. He generously shared his abundance with those in need and those who were suffering.  And he was happy to do it.

The giant’s neighbors saw him prosper and they were jealous. They said to the giant that even though the giant had been very generous, they had less than him. He owed it to them to give more. It is only fair, they said. The giant could easily afford to share, so he gave more. And he was happy to do it.

The giant continued to prosper. The more he gave to others, the more he prospered. Jealousy burned in the hearts of his neighbors. The neighbors said to the giant that even though the giant had been very generous, there were still those who had less than him. He owed it to them to give more.  It is for equality, they said. After all, not everyone was a giant or had the ability of a giant. The giant could easily afford to share, so he gave more. And he was happy to do it.

Times changed. The giant had to work harder, but he continued to prosper. Jealousy consumed his neighbors. The neighbors said to the giant that times were tough and there were many more suffering and had less than him. He owed it to them to give even more. It is for the children, they said. The giant could still afford to share, so he gave more. And he was happy to do it.

The giant worked much harder. He worked from sunrise to sunset. He became very tired. The neighbors said to the giant that they would help him. They said they would distribute his abundance to those in need for him so he could rest. They assured him the abundance would be given fairly, equally, for the children. The giant agreed to allow the neighbors to help him. And the giant went to sleep.

The neighbors had become rich and lazy because of the giant’s generosity, but jealousy burned inside of them as if it was a fire. The neighbors conspired to steal the remainder of the giant’s wealth. The neighbors realized the giant would have to be enslaved because of his massive strength, determination and ingenuity.

As the giant slept, the neighbors silently began to bind him hand and foot in shackles. Then the giant awoke. He saw that he was being bound. He was filled with rage. He summoned all of his strength, determination and ingenuity and threw off the shackles. He stood up. He raised his gigantic foot and crushed the thieves.

There are two morals to this story. The first moral is: When progressive liberal socialists claim to want fairness, equality, for the children, their real motive is to benefit themselves. The second moral is: Don’t anger a sleeping giant.