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Without Truth, Freedom Is A Beautiful Lie — A Story
Truth and freedom, which one comes first? There is no straight answer.
Dear friends, let me tell you a story.
A frog lives at the bottom of an abandoned well. It’s a happy frog. Why? Because he is totally free to explore the world –well, a world in the well. He sleeps in the holes on the wall, eats worms in the mud. The water is at his armpits, he never gets drowned; the mud at his ankles, he never gets stuck. He had some friends, crabs, tadpoles, etc. but no one outpowers him. The sky overhead is just a small disk.
Gua~gua~~he croaks with joy every day. One day his cry attracts a visitor. A sea turtle stuck out his little head over the top of the well.
“Gua~~ I am totally free here.” the frog shouts from the bottom. “No water drowns me; no rival outsmarts me. I own both the earth and the sky.”
“Why don’t you come down live with me?” He tries to lore the turtle. The turtle is almost convinced. He reaches out one foot over the edge, then his body. Bang~ his head hits the side of the well.
“Ouch~ Your world is so small,” says the turtle.
