http://www.kesterbrewin.com/2009/11/04/the-emperors-new-clothes/ // __ issues. in code. __ // Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:30:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.kesterbrewin.com/2009/11/04/the-emperors-new-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-2224 Becky Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:21:08 +0000 http://www.kesterbrewin.com/?p=1004#comment-2224 That's the point of satire - by pointing out that the emperor has no clothes, two dynamics happen -1) people attack the exposed truth because they much prefer living the illusion of pretending their emperor is dressed up in regal clothes. And 2) once the idol is stripped to the bare bones, then the glimpses of God can shine through. Most people focus on the former esp. if they are the one whose sacred emperor is being stripped butt nekkid. And in doing so, they miss the beauty that can shine through once we take off the clothes as it were. That’s the point of satire – by pointing out that the emperor has no clothes, two dynamics happen -1) people attack the exposed truth because they much prefer living the illusion of pretending their emperor is dressed up in regal clothes. And 2) once the idol is stripped to the bare bones, then the glimpses of God can shine through. Most people focus on the former esp. if they are the one whose sacred emperor is being stripped butt nekkid. And in doing so, they miss the beauty that can shine through once we take off the clothes as it were.

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