King for a Day , Crown for a Life

 

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How Fortunate The Man With None

You saw sagacious Solomon
You know what came of him,
To him complexities seemed plain.
He cursed the hour that gave birth to him
And saw that everything was vain.
How great and wise was Solomon.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's wisdom that had brought him to this state.
How fortunate the man with none.
You saw courageous Caesar next
You know what he became.
They deified him in his life
Then had him murdered just the same.
And as they raised the fatal knife
How loud he cried: you too my son!
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's courage that had brought him to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.
You heard of honest Socrates
The man who never lied:
They weren't so grateful as you'd think
Instead the rulers fixed to have him tried
And handed him the poisoned drink.
How honest was the people's noble son.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's honesty that brought him to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.
Here you can see respectable folk
Keeping to God's own laws.
So far he hasn't taken heed.
You who sit safe and warm indoors
Help to relieve our bitter need.
How virtuously we had begun.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's fear of god that brought us to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.

"How Fortunate the Man with None"

words: Bertold Brecht

Solomon was supposed to have written Ecclesiastes which says that wisdom lies in living for simple, mundane daily pleasures and that looking for an eternal meaning is fruitless - or vanity meaning "in vain". Whether Solomon actually wrote it is now in doubt. the debate is summarised here


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesia...

Paintings:

The Judgment of Solomon is by Raphael in 1518.


Solomon lived 980BC to 927BC.


Death of Julius Caesar is by Vincenzo Camuccini (1773-1844) Julius Caesar lived 100BC to 44BC.


The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David 1787Socrates lived 469 BC to 399 BC


Abraham and Isaac was by William Blake in 1793.


Abraham lived from about 2000 BC to 1825 BC.


Abraham was the patriarch in Jewish, Christian and Muslim religions. God had asked him to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. When was about to kill Isaac:


"And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that THOU FEAREST GOD, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me." Genesis 22, 11-12


So, if you're a God-fearing man and you think God wants you to kill somebody for Him, then it's best to wait for Him to appear in the sky and confirm that He's not just pulling your leg....


The poem says you are lucky if you are NOT:


1) Wise, because it makes you realise that everything's futile.


2) Brave, because it gets you betrayed and killed.


3) Honest, because people will kill you to shut you up.


4) Religious, because it restricts your life and God doesn't care.