An Aesop’s fable was set at a village fair. A mimic made people laugh by imitating the cries of various animals. He finished off by squeaking like a pig to a thunderous applause. But a man intervened to say: ‘That’s not a pig's squeak! Give me till tomorrow to show you a real one.’
Next day, he appeared on the stage, and putting his head down squealed until the spectators booed him and asked him to stop his lousy imitation. He held up a real little pig that had been making the squealing sound.
So often, so many of us applaud an imitation and ridicule the real thing. We are aloof from real experiences and we end up indulging in imitations. We push ourselves to the point of accepting the fake for the real and treat the real as fake.
We are born with an open mind. Our observations are keen and insightful. But as we grow up we tend to become restrictive in using our senses sufficiently. On the other hand we are fast to jump to conclusions and hence easily get swayed by the illusion of the senses.
So often, so many of us jump to conclusions and mistake imitation for reality. We must escape the illusion behind various imitations by using an open mind and alert senses. Otherwise we will be taken for a jolly ride whether in history or economics, personal or social life, real or virtual world.
We deceive our imagination
By seeing validity in imitation!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
Next day, he appeared on the stage, and putting his head down squealed until the spectators booed him and asked him to stop his lousy imitation. He held up a real little pig that had been making the squealing sound.
So often, so many of us applaud an imitation and ridicule the real thing. We are aloof from real experiences and we end up indulging in imitations. We push ourselves to the point of accepting the fake for the real and treat the real as fake.
We are born with an open mind. Our observations are keen and insightful. But as we grow up we tend to become restrictive in using our senses sufficiently. On the other hand we are fast to jump to conclusions and hence easily get swayed by the illusion of the senses.
So often, so many of us jump to conclusions and mistake imitation for reality. We must escape the illusion behind various imitations by using an open mind and alert senses. Otherwise we will be taken for a jolly ride whether in history or economics, personal or social life, real or virtual world.
We deceive our imagination
By seeing validity in imitation!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
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