The first time I heard of the Pied Piper of Hamlin was more than sixty years ago when I was in school. The story was part of my English as second language class. It was a very interesting story and just like most stories, this too had some moral lessons to be learned.
The story is about a rat infested town, a problem solver who could get rid of the rats for a price, the mayor's agreement to pay the price and the piper's performance of his job to the satisfaction of the mayor. But once the town is cleaned up, the mayor reneges on his promise and the angry piper strikes back by playing his magical pipe and all but three of the town's children following him without any trace!
Today, in America, we have a similar problem - rat infestation. These rats are causing considerable amount of havoc and distress to the people. They hide in government departments and agencies. They devour a major chunk of our precious resources leaving very little left for those who work hard and create goods and services. We call these "rats" bureaucRATS. They are protected and used by another kind of rats - democRATS!
America needs a piper with a magical pipe and a powerful song to get rid of our rats!
The Blogtrotter
Dec: 27,2014
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