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Re: [LUG] A parable of two gardens

 

Here's the full transcript, it's about halfway down the page, and well
worth the read.

Parable of the Two Gardens
Parable of the Two Gardens

There were once two gardens. One was grown by slaves in a City behind
closed Gates, overlooked by a castle above. The other garden was grown
in the open commons by a community of Penguins.

The slaves in the Gated city were not free to talk to their King, and
were forced to plant seeds and tend crops in a regimented manner.
Those who spoke out were quickly punished by having furnishings from
the castle hurled down against them. As a result, the slaves were not
careful how they planted the seeds -- which often withered or were
stunted -- and much seed was necessary to produce these crops. The
shadow of the Castle also darkened the garden, making the plants thin
and sparse.

The slaves ignored the weeds in the garden, fearing that they would be
punished for the neglect of others. The weeds were poisonous if eaten,
so the King ordered that crops be bundled tightly after harvesting,
lest customers become aware of the weeds within. Many people from
neighbouring villages were poisoned by eating the packaged crops of
the Gated City. The King of the Gated City loudly proclaimed that
these illnesses were caused by plagues, yet gave out small bags of
gold to those in charge of the villages in which the deaths and
illnesses occurred. Thus, the people in the other villages were very
sad, but the villages kept buying the crops of the Gated City.

The Penguins' garden, being kept in the open, was tended more
carefully, and received much sun. Penguins were always at work, and
those walking by also stopped and were commended by others if they
managed to spy a weed and remove it. Any seeds that were misplaced
during planting were quickly repositioned by others, who were happily
thanked by the one who had mis-planted it. As a result, the garden
flourished, and very little seed was required to yield a bountiful
harvest. The seeds became stronger and stronger each year. The
Penguins sold the harvest in open bushels, so that those in other
villages could see the healthy plants, free of poisonous weeds.

One day the villagers began to talk with one another. They discovered
that the crops of the Gated City contained the poisonous weeds, as
those eating these crops often became ill or died, whereas those
eating the crops of the Penguins remained healthy and strong. They
threw down the small bags of gold, knowing that the King had lied to
them about the plague that was killing them. The villagers from all
the villages took up the packaged crops and, ignoring the bellowing
King in the Castle, flung them against the Gates of the City, bridging
the walls, and allowing the slaves within to escape to freedom.

Many of the freed slaves joined the Penguins, who taught them to
garden in the open and help with the crops. Others took residence in
the surrounding villages, and lived happy lives.

And the King in the castle was banished to the wilderness.

posted by : A_penguin_gardener

Regards, Ross Bearman



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