The Emperor has no clothes

Many of you will be familiar with, the fairy tale ‘The Emperor has no clothes’, and with the practice throughout the ages of hiding or putting forward views and or morals, that had they been put forward in plain language the writer would have been severely punished.

In the aforementioned story, a very vain emperor who was so proud he could not see clearly, in fact he was probably psychotic, appeared in a parade completely naked. Next we have the very famous remark made by a child, ‘The Emperor has no clothes’. Adults often hide and prevaricate concerning the truth, but you can often depend on a child to give you the plain unvarnished truth, that is until they are old enough and crafty enough to follow the practices of others and avoid punishment.

This story has a sound message for us relating to the pandemic we hide our vulnerability and do not accept it often because of fear and the sense of powerlessness and anxiety which comes with terror and trauma. Just consider how very few of us would dare to go on parade in our birthday suit, some of the more forward ones amongst us might, but even in today’s free age it’s possible most of us would be very embarrassed to be seen naked.

I suggest that we often go about concealing our powerlessness and vulnerability pretending to be strong and utterly invincible, I further suggest that when we do this we are far from safe., we are in denial of our vulnerability. There is no let up with this virus and we need to continue to be vigilant in a controlled and considered way.

I often find that when I rush out to do something I may not have the things I require to keep safe, our be in the grounded frame of mind that I need. It is strange to think that one needs to plan trips to the supermarket, and generally the things that previously were second nature to us.

Plan your trips, and tasks, after you have engaged in your grounding exercises and have considered your different options. Some people who like symbolism may even practice this like putting on your clothes and if this helps go for it ‘GOT IT’! In all we do we need to acknowledge our vulnerability protect ourselves and others by our good sense and courtesy.

This week I have been very angry at the casual behaviour of some people in a shop I had to go into. A whole family group were at the cash desk without masks or control of their children who were riding scooters through the store. I respect and care for people including children, but I found their behaviour insolent to say the least, and a slap in the face for those bereaved by the pandemic.

LOSS SHOULD BE RESPECTED CARE FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS PLEASE PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON!