Caged
March 12, 2008Listening to: Aretha Franklin
“I know we got to part.”
Much of what is said, cannot be trusted unless taken with a pinch of salt.
When the phoenix rises from the ashes, it must ensure it does not do so only to be trapped in a cage of its own making. That said, neither man nor bird was made to be caged. Sometimes, the risk of entrapment in a new cage has to be weighed in the balance of potential freedom. If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, it is true that there is no place to go – but up.
Empowerment comes from knowing that you had the option to lie down but chose to break free.
Come what may, the phoenix may have chosen a cage of its own making, but at least – it was his choice to make.
That was beautiful, fifs. Profound and really really beautiful…
On a lighter note, i’m not so sure about that whole phoenix rising from the ashes thing… you see, i have this theory that if a bird caught fire, you just end up with fried chicken… correct me if i’m wrong… wahahhaa
Haha thanks Kel but your fried chicken got me thinking..which led me to Wikipedia (naturally!) This is what I found:
“A phoenix is a mythical bird with beautiful gold and red plumage. At the end of its life-cycle the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix arises. The new phoenix is destined to live, usually, as long as the old one. In some stories, the new phoenix embalms the ashes of the old phoenix in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (sun city in Greek). The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible — a symbol of fire and divinity.”
So really, it’s not any normal bird, haha, I wouldn’t want my KFC rising up from my Snack Plate leaving ashes behind!
Fifs, have you not learnt the single most important thing that they teach you at uni?! If you haven’t, i’ll remind you…
DO NOT TRUST EVERYTHING YOU READ ON WIKIPEDIA!!
wahahahah =P
admittedly though, the thought of my zinger burger flying away is quite scary….