There is an English proverb that says “he who pays the piper calls the tune”. This, therefore, also applies to the organ grinder and the monkey. All this can be deduced by the fiercely aggressive defense put up by the front man in respect of the monkey in the primetime SBC news of 13th. November 2007. The unholy alliance that has been borned has at its roots the core issues of self-preservation and greed of power. These two beliefs do not feature as being of the highest ideals in a democratic society. However, when faced with the prospect of having to do the right thing and make the right decision the coward and the fool will never let common sense prevail. Uppermost on the grinders’ mind is the need to scrap as much as he can from his paymaster. The paymaster in turn wants to remain paymaster for as long as he can. Unfortunately, for the monkey in pleasing the grinder only means doing the paymasters bidding and getting peanuts in return. The crowd in turn only gets a short thrill. Whilst many wait to see who laughs last! Food for thought…
(Contributed)