The King’s Decree
A King had citizens living in a village ten miles from his palace. This village had fantastic spring water, and the King ordered the villagers bring him some every day.
The villagers, however, were greatly annoyed and inconvenienced having to make the lengthy trip. One day, a village leader said, “I’m going to go to the King and ask him to issue a decree stating that from now on, the distance from our village to the palace will only be one mile. This will make our task much easier.”
Afer hearing the man’s request, the King gladly complied and issued the decree—much to the delight of the villagers. One of them, however, remarked, “What difference will that make? The distance will remain the same—only the name will change!” Nevertheless, the villagers still believed in the King’s decree.
People who do not think things thru & cling too much to names and words often act like those villagers.
A King had citizens living in a village ten miles from his palace. This village had fantastic spring water, and the King ordered the villagers bring him some every day.
The villagers, however, were greatly annoyed and inconvenienced having to make the lengthy trip. One day, a village leader said, “I’m going to go to the King and ask him to issue a decree stating that from now on, the distance from our village to the palace will only be one mile. This will make our task much easier.”
Afer hearing the man’s request, the King gladly complied and issued the decree—much to the delight of the villagers. One of them, however, remarked, “What difference will that make? The distance will remain the same—only the name will change!” Nevertheless, the villagers still believed in the King’s decree.
People who do not think things thru & cling too much to names and words often act like those villagers.