The Crab and the Fox A CRAB, forsaking the seashore, chose a neighboring green meadow as its feeding ground. A Fox came across him, and being very hungry ate him up. Just as he was on the point of being eaten, the Crab said, "I well deserve my ...

Plato paints the picture of a Charioteer driving a chariot pulled by two winged horses: "First the charioteer of the human soul drives a pair, and secondly one of the horses is noble and of noble breed, but the other quite the opposite in breed and character. Therefore in our case ...

Much has been conveyed on the subject of love. I couldn't possibly begin to address in a blog post the myriad of ways to share or express, in truth or through allegory, the brevity each of us feels and carries on the matter. Accepting this, I've chosen to ...

Alligator Allegory: The objective of all dedicated product support employees should be to thoroughly analyze all situations, anticipate all problems prior to their occurrence, have answers for these problems, and move swiftly to solve these problems when called upon. However, when you are up to your ass in alligators, it is ...

Androcles ~ A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. As he was wandering about there he came upon a Lion lying down moaning and groaning. At first he turned to flee, but finding that the Lion did not pursue him, he turned ...

Interesting, I was hoping for someone to magically write my allegorical blog illustrating how the universe will conspire to aid those endeavoring to achieve a defined goal when I realized it has been completed since 1988's THE ALCHEMIST by Paul Coelho. Subsequently, the universe has rewarded me with ice ...

I've heard of May-December romances in my day, but only the recent nuptials between an 86-year-old former chimney sweep and his 40-year-old bride is Supercalifragilisticexpiallegoricalidocious!

Happy Friday the Thirteenth! Some people are superstitious and believe today is unlucky. Others don't believe in that mumbo-jumbo and go after their dreams no matter how high the odds are stacked against them. When I was growing up I had a shining example of an allegorical ...

“I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history – true or feigned– with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers. I think that many confuse applicability with ...

The Ass and His Purchaser A MAN wished to purchase an Ass, and agreed with its owner that he should try out the animal before he bought him. He took the Ass home and put him in the straw-yard with his other Asses, upon which the new animal left ...