Fabrication

Post 96 “Nothing will come of nothing”

Old King Lear wanted to divide his kingdom among his three daughters. Whoever could flatter him would get a share. His two eldest daughters flattered their father and were rewarded. They were good in fabrication.

The youngest one, however, could not manifest her love for the father in words like her two sisters could. She could only say “Nothing” when pressed to speak up and praise her father. The outraged Lear then told her that "Nothing can come of nothing: speak again", and later excluded her from inheriting any part of his kingdom. King Lear might have misjudged the character of his youngest daughter who was not as sly as her two sisters.

In the present society we may find widespread versions of tales which are pure fabrication. It is satirical that some rich and titled who belong to high society are especially skillful in ensuring that “something can come of nothing.” They tell lies upon lies hoping that those lies can ultimately become true to the uneducated. It takes people with critical minds to unravel the fabrication of the wicked.

24 May 2011