“You have to
think of it from their perspective.”
M. C. Escher*
#quote
Today CJ is
over and we gotta get ready for the card game tournament doohicky
thing and it's first thing in the morning. I didn't have enough time
to write a story because of that so here's one from the archives for
y'all.
Lord Blorgf Loves You!
“Today kids we're here to talk about
how much Lord Blorgf loves you!” said a man in a full dog body
suit. The body suit was well designed to be as non-threatening and
kid friendly as possible and it worked. Little Jimmy along with every
other kid in America watched the show eagerly and fully entranced.
(Though the colorful spinning patterns behind the dog helped) other
countries watched different versions with different actors in
different costumes, but it all had the same effect. Every child was
required to watch the show every day at the appointed time in their
country. “And why does Lord Blorgf love you?”
“Because he's the kindest being in
all the world!” little Jimmy responded in synch with other
children's voices already recorded into the show to help him along
just in case he didn't know what to say.
“And how much does he love you?”
the “dog” asked.
“He loves us with all six of his
hearts! He cares about us more than anything else!” Little Jimmy
yelled excitedly. In school they disciplined him harshly if he ever
raised his voice. The show was the only time he was allowed to raise
his voice so he really got into it.
“And when did he start loving us?”
the man asked.
“As soon as he landed here in the
year two thousand fifty seven!” Little Jimmy answered.
“And how did he first show his
love?” the man continued to test the children's knowledge.
“He got rid of the Presidents, Prime
Ministers, and all the other nasty people who were controlling our
countries but didn't love us.” Little Jimmy smiled because he knew
his history.
“Yes, he showed us he loved us
because he protected us from them.” the man told them. “He always
works very hard to protect us, especially from ourselves. Because he
loves us. Why does he make sure we read only the right things, write
only the right things, listen to only the right things, sing about
the right things, see the right things, paint the right things,
sculpt the right things, play the right games, watch the right shows,
dance the right way, and talk about the right things?”
“To make sure we think about the
right things so we don't make mistakes!” Little Jimmy said
alongside the recorded children in the show.
“Exactly! All
because Lord Blorgf loves you!” the man in the dog suit said in a
chipper voice.
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