Tiger and Yertle: what happens when you think you are above it all?

Hi, I typically refrain from commenting on "celebrity stuff"….so many more important things in the world….but today I make an exception.

So, here goes a more whimsical post for today

As we continue to take in the daily babble about Tiger Woods and his "woes" (As if any of us wouldn't be OK with being a mega-mega millionaire who needs to hide under some rock for a while, hello! )…I can't help but draw a couple of analogies.

Who doesn't remember Animal Farm….and the well-known phrase that "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely"?

Well, as I understand it, now Tiger's behaviors are being described by "experts" as somewhat normal.  It seems that men who rise in status and power, feel that they can do anything and believe that they can lead a dual life of sorts. Will this behavior create a new "disorder" name that deviant people can hide behind perhaps??

I would call it "Yertle the Turtle" syndrome.

Yertle is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss characters.  If you recall the story, Yertle is king of the turtles….that is king of all the turtles in his pond.  Yertle thinks he is king of "all that he can see".

So, one by one, he commands his loyal subjects to create a turtle pile, so he can be raised higher, can see higher, be king of more.

Of course, as he is raised higher by the other turtles….as he sits on top of the pile, it is never quite good enough….he wants to be king of the birds and the trees…and the moon…

The story has a fitting ending.  One simple turtle at the bottom of the pile burps, the pile collapses and Yertle lands deep in the pond and yes, Yertle is finally "king of the mud".

The moral of the story?

Well there are several….of course:

Treat others with respect…

Stop insisting on more, more, more…

See what is good in what you have…

Remember that there is ALWAYS someone who is "above you", no matter who you are…

And my favorite lesson regarding Tiger?

The higher you are and think you are, the longer your fall…and the muddier you WILL get

Have a great week!

Barb