UP THE HILL
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Last published Sun, Mar 3, 2024
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
This nursery rhyme and many others of its like have been reiterated to most of us so many times throughout our childhood that they're now practically etched into our brains. But have you ever wondered why these rhymes are taught to children before any other lesson of their lives?
What makes these tiny poems so important?
Was amusing infantile brains the sole purpose of their creation?
What if they were more?
What if they were parables of some of the greatest men to ever walk Earth?
What if they were mementos of the most vicious wars humanity fought for its survival?
What if they were fables of legendary courage, wisdom, pain and sacrifice, which mankind had never wanted to forget?
What if they were lengthy books, time could bury beneath dust, transformed to stanzas capable of thriving in the purity of hearts, forever?
What if?
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