Arete
Originally published on March 25, 2006
“Tell us a story,” said Alice.
“One with dragons and pirates,” said Dan.
“How about princesses and fairies,” asked Sue.
“Well here goes,” said Bess and began:
There once was a fairy names Arete
Who would go around routes like Queen Mab*
And give men integrity, patience, and hope
And improved the moral of the land.
One day when she was out walking
She spotted Corruption and Greed
They tore apart the souls she affected
And ravaged the land of its peace
She ran to Free Will for suggestions
To stop Corruption’s awful raid
But, Free will could do nothing about it
So, all Arete could do was watch humans waste away
Little tears of pearls rolled down her face
As the world she had worked for burned.
Tiny sobs were muffled by Obsolete
And Despair took hold of the world
Redemption had found her there, crying
And carried her off to his home.
She recalled her story and gave him her gift
Before flying off to help some other town
He shared her story to the people
And slowly started to build the city up
Making the souls as pure as before
And to each Corruption and Greed forgot.
Arete looked on in amazement
At Redemption’s wisdom of rebirth
And came back in to the city, honored
To eternally continue her work.
Next time Corruption and Greed,
Or laziness knocks on your door,
Remember Redemption and Arete
and be the best Human being you are.
*Bess is referring to I.iv.53-93 in Romeo and Juliet. If you wish to read about her, scroll down to where you see a bunch of text under Mercutio’s name and you will find it.
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