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The Extremists - an allegory - part 3

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Saturday, 16 May 2009 11:04
Many Yims felt that although the Community Meal Halls (CMH’s) were serving suspicious ingredients and an unbalanced diet, it was not bad enough to warrant any extreme changes in their daily routines. “We can fill them up with nutritious food at supper time", they would argue and that way "the poisons will not have any effect." Besides, it is our job to teach the community about health and nutrition as the Master taught. How can we reach the Chefs and parents of other children if our children aren’t attending our local CMH? If we have to work in our own gardens and orchards again we won’t have time to talk to other Yims.” They watched as their friends planned and prepared family meals. They noted that the children no longer attended the local CMH and they shook their heads. How could these children learn current table etiquette and menu ideas if they were eating at home? How could they share the Master’s Instructions if they weren’t up-to-date with the Chefs latest ideas and theories? No, these ‘extremists’ as they came to be known, were surely misguided. The Master wanted the message of good health to reach all Yims. The children must learn to have the poison on their plates but not eat it. They must work in the CMH beside their parents to bring health back to the people. But it wasn’t always easy to distinguish each individual ingredient in the different meals. The children couldn’t always know if the food was acceptable. It was on their plate, all mixed together. The children weren’t sure. Their parents weren’t there. 

The Extremists - an allegory - part 2

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Thursday, 30 April 2009 11:01
Official certification suited the ‘Chefs’ and those employing them because they felt more certain of the abilities such a one could exhibit. So it was not long before all the Community Meal Halls (CMH's) were run by Chefs. If the parents ever felt that perhaps the menus were chosen more to exhibit the new found talents than a carefully balanced diet, they were quickly silenced. THEY had not the training, so how could they criticise their superiors? Some would go home and silently read their old copy of the Master’s Instruction Sheet. Surely something was not quite right - and yet - they felt that they did not have the skills or knowledge to oppose the system. All they knew was the CMH system and perhaps a few dim memories of stories told and retold of ‘family meals’. These parents would sigh, and try harder to make sure that the light evening supper as a family would be as nutritious and tasty as could be.

The Extremists - an allegory - part 1

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Thursday, 30 April 2009 10:57
There was once a people who lived in the land of Yim. Their Master placed them in this land and gave them a sheet of instructions to help them to raise strong and healthy children. “Feed your children well” read the instructions. Give them plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, clean water, wholesome grains, milk and eggs. Teach them how to work and give them time to run and play so they will grow strong, straight and healthy. The Master’s sheet encouraged them to share this information with everyone so that all would have the blessing of wonderful health. The people were grateful to the Master for his Sheet Of Instructions because they knew that he was the only one who understood exactly what the needs of their children were. Each family carefully followed the Instructions!