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The
three 21st century pigs
A parable
Retold by Matthew White
It is axiomatic that a changed
environment will pose different problems and require new solutions. Take the
changed situation of the three little pigs as related by Shoestring actor
Elliot …
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LP #1 lived in a
larney brick house but, thinking he was secure, did not bother to keep
abreast of events. Wham! The demolition squad did their stuff and next day
the development wolves moved in to build a car park.
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LP#2 dropped out to
live in a teepee made of sticks to practise Zen meditation while
levitating with the aid of dagga. Afterwards he was never quite sure what
had happened, but when he came down he, too, was homeless.
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LP#3 chose to share
the lives of millions of rural poor, living in a mud hut under a thatched
roof. But because he had Internet access he was aware at an early stage
that the wolves were planning to build a new road right through the
village. He protested, petitioned and mobilised opinion, forcing the
wolves to find a new route far away from the village.
Is that success? Hey Elliot, maybe they should have just
moved their huts to the side of the new road and opened a telecentre and a
fast-food joint.
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