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Wise King Taken by the Foolish Oneessay no. 10 The Wise King being His Own Foolish One...Dan Plonsey Keywords: simpletons, giving up.
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What kind of world have we brought our children into? Parents have always had misgivings, of course, and a wish for a certainty that things will be all right. "It's okay," we tell the little ones, "you're all right. I'm here. I've got you." But, we think, nobody's got us anymore, they never really had; and no one is here, and nothing much is going "right."
The Foolish One knew of the Wise King's shyness, of the distance he maintained between himself and others, and of the particular, crucial character of wisdom he possessed. The possession itself, the act of possessing: this was at the cost of risk, of saying that he needed something else, more than he'd been given. The Wise King needed reassurance, but that which he got didn't do all of what he needed done; it didn't assuage feelings of fear, and of guilt too, of having been responsible for messing up himself. Of being his own Foolish One, taking himself for a ride.
Happiness is the simplest thing, and in its simplicity the perfect target for taking by the Foolish One: even a simpleton can rob himself of his own happiness. And this the Wise King had allowed.
I think I'm getting closer to leaving music behind, but I don't know if that will only make matters worse for myself. Probably.
-- Dan Plonsey, October 2001,
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