The Story of the Owl and the Sheepdog - A Parable | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 12744798 United States 10/05/2012 02:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So many people have a terrible desire and yearning to control others. They crave power, elite status and control and will do anything or hurt anyone to achieve it. That makes them very easy to manipulate and control by the evil beings in this reality. All it takes to control the "sheepdogs" of our world is money, status, sex and power. Quoting: 1123581321 The problem for these lost souls is that sooner or later they will have to pay for their mistakes. They will not be protected and supported by the controllers of the world when they are no longer needed. They will finally begin to realize that they are no better off than the so called "sheep" of our society. I view, priests/preachers, politicians, police/military, supervisors/managers, bullies as very sad and lost beings. We should pity them and not envy them. To control anyone in my view is wrong. Whether it is with good intentions or not. We each should have the right to make our own choices. That is real freedom. Peace Yes! In truth, they are just slaves themselves. Sad |
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Billy_Sastard User ID: 10985121 United States 10/05/2012 03:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sheepdog is 'da police', the knee-breakers who keep the sheeple in line. Sheep are, duh, the sheeple, content to be bossed around and do as told by the Sheepdog. Owl represents the 'awake' who do not follow the sheeple, and who observe and question all around them. Farmer is TPTB, who feast off the products of the sheeple and use 'da police' as their knee-breakers, yet keep them low enough that they are nothing more than sheeple themselves. This is how I saw it anyway... It is, to me, sad how fast people forget the FOUNDATIONS of our fine country! This country was built by an armed population capable of fending for themselves, and will be lost by couches full of potato-sheeple riding their 52" HD-LEDTV's into the orwellian sunset. :( :abomb::abomb::abomb: BRING ON THE DOOM!!! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 25140281 United States 10/07/2012 04:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sheepdog is 'da police', the knee-breakers who keep the sheeple in line. Quoting: Billy_Sastard Sheep are, duh, the sheeple, content to be bossed around and do as told by the Sheepdog. Owl represents the 'awake' who do not follow the sheeple, and who observe and question all around them. Farmer is TPTB, who feast off the products of the sheeple and use 'da police' as their knee-breakers, yet keep them low enough that they are nothing more than sheeple themselves. This is how I saw it anyway... Bingo! Exactly right. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 3233303 United States 12/13/2012 12:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So many people have a terrible desire and yearning to control others. They crave power, elite status and control and will do anything or hurt anyone to achieve it. That makes them very easy to manipulate and control by the evil beings in this reality. All it takes to control the "sheepdogs" of our world is money, status, sex and power. Quoting: 1123581321 The problem for these lost souls is that sooner or later they will have to pay for their mistakes. They will not be protected and supported by the controllers of the world when they are no longer needed. They will finally begin to realize that they are no better off than the so called "sheep" of our society. I view, priests/preachers, politicians, police/military, supervisors/managers, bullies as very sad and lost beings. We should pity them and not envy them. To control anyone in my view is wrong. Whether it is with good intentions or not. We each should have the right to make our own choices. That is real freedom. Peace Yes! In truth, they are just slaves themselves. Sad +1 |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 58079208 United States 07/06/2014 03:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Owls represent awareness: light flooding the darkness, seeing things that others can't see, seeing things for what they really are, seeing through masks that people wear. So it's interesting that an owl is depicted instead of say a crow or other type of bird or animal. The owl sees the invisible strings that are controlling the sheepdog which he is obviously unaware of. The sheepdog is the manager (see my previous comment) given the illusion of control over the worker drones who operate under the guise of protection only to be blind to their own coming slaughter. The owl will not play the sheepdogs game (wisely enough) which is to be ignorant (or not, or in utter denial) of the control that the humans have over the farm. He who has all the gold (land, production, workers) makes the rules. Top down heiharchy: Humans (Elite, Central Bank, Godlike, etc.) Sheepdog (Managers, CEO's controlled by investors (see Humans) Sheep (working class, slave labor, sacrificial) Inner Party, Outer Party and Proles. See: 1984 by George Orwell |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 64492115 Germany 05/02/2015 04:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There once was an old owl that lived in the trees at the edge of a large green pasture. After a noontime meal, he would often sit in a tree overlooking the pasture with a flock of sheep below. He was sleepily resting when a very large, black sheepdog came to lie in the shade of the tree to avoid the hot afternoon sun. Noticing the owl sitting in the tree above, the dog said, "Look at those stupid sheep. They have no idea how much we do for them. If it wasn't for us, they would all be eaten by the wolves in no time. They should worship us, not our master! He is never around. We control this pasture." The old owl said, "Does it never bother you controlling and ruling them the way you do?" "Bother me? Ha, ha!", said the dog, "Fool! Without us the many predators would eat them in no time at all! We are saving them! They need us. They have no idea how much work it is controlling them! Look, they don't even realize that we control them! Ha, ha. In fact, it makes them feel more secure knowing that we are here to protect them." "Every once in a while, some young ram full of life will try and show his prowess, but we quickly put him in his place. He doesn't try that again I can tell you.", said the sheep dog with a slight grin. "They soon learn that they are not in control here, we are.", he said sternly. The owl said to the sheep dog, "but don't you realize that you are controlled by humans the same as the sheep?" "Rubbish!, said the sheep dog, "We control this pasture! We tell the sheep where to go and when to do it, he said proudly." The old owl listened quietly and then asked after a short silence, "But you don't get to eat the tasty mutton, the humans do, is that not so? So who is really in control?" This caused the sheep dog to fly into a rage. Showing his teeth he said to the owl, "If you were not up in that tree, I would eat you right now to show you who rules this pasture! Not humans!" The old owl chuckled at this bravado and said to the dog, "I don't fear your threats, I am not part of your silly game. That is why I spend my time alone, quietly watching this struggle from the trees. It does not concern me." "Then why are you here?" said the dog, still angry from this affront. "To watch and to learn, just like you", said the owl. "Watching is all well and good, but power and control are what really matters! I am in control of my destiny, unlike these stupid sheep!", said the dog. The dog was still irritated at the turn in the conversation finally said, "I have to get back to work. The master will be coming soon to select a couple of lambs for his larder. You can get back to your dreaming. I have work to do!" The dog then returned to the field, angrily snapping at the heels of a couple of lambs straying too far from the flock. The old owl then returned to his watching and to his afternoon dreaming. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 75640820 United States 10/13/2017 02:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Sheepdog (in THIS case) represents the elite. While the referenced "Master" (who is out of sight but really in control) represents Satan. The mentioned upstart Ram, represents a patriot, or a whistle-blower. The Sheep represent the masses. The "common man". The Owl, who's voice is rejected by the elite (Sheepdog,) represents the Holy Spirit. But these assignments are specific to THIS story. In other, more popular analogies, the Sheepdog (and Owls) represent something far different. But the Sheep are the same. |
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