Disguises

Aesop’s fables were written by this man, believed to have been a slave, about the sixth century before Christ.  They all have morals that stand the test of time.  Here is one quite appropriate for 2021, the year after the infamous 2020.

A cat heard that the Birds in an aviary were ailing.  So he got himself up as a doctor, and, taking with him a set of the instruments proper to his profession, presented himself at the door, and inquired after the health of the Birds.  “We shall do very well,” they replied, without letting him in, “when we’ve seen the last of you.” 

The moral of this fable is: “A villain may disguise himself, but he will not deceive the wise.”  We all know disguised villains, although many of us are still duped.  

We hope, eventually, to do very well in 2021 with our having seen the last of dastardly villains, viral and otherwise.  We hope to see far fewer wolves in sheep costumes and cats as doctors presented at our doors.  We must be wise and listen to Jesus who said, “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.”  

We Birds must continue to watch for the cats disguised as trusted leaders and truthtellers when in actuality they are deceivers and antichrists.

Deacon David Pierce