Marionette

Pull this string and his little foot lifts. Pull that string and her little hand moves. Lift the sticks up, and the cute mouth opens, and push them down and the cute mouth closes again. If coordination is available, the puppet can dance, and with a little improvisation an entire show can be put on. Up and down, round and round, trot over here, dance over there, singing, hopping and clap, clap, clap goes the little marionette that makes motions according to the control of the puppet master.

So, who is holding the strings? Who is the one to whom a person attaches themselves? Who has been given control, and is there a way to be detached once a person is, let's say, “strung up?” One supposes that some strings are unavoidable, however are there strings to which a person ties themselves, and if so, are those strings now able to be untied without permanent damage? Is there a certain level of comfort in knowing that the strings are attached, or is there a fear that should the strings be loosed that the puppet might fall to the ground and never move again?

Unless a person takes the time to examine the strings there may never be revelation that they are there? Often the control of others has become so routine that the dance is set, the play goes on, and the movements are expected. The belief that there are other moves that can be made is never realized.

Test the strings. Pluck a string or two. Maybe even cut a string or two. Find out how to be released from one, and watch the little marionette become a real boy, or girl, that moves upon its own.

Until tomorrow...Why Say More?