{"id":47495,"date":"2011-10-18T12:38:26","date_gmt":"2011-10-18T16:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=47495"},"modified":"2011-10-18T12:46:09","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T16:46:09","slug":"from-occupy-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/from-occupy-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"From Occupy Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s Note: If you’re unfamiliar with Lemony Snicket, here is his wiki page<\/a>. Check out the list of writers supporting the Occupy Movement<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance<\/h2>\n

By Lemony Snicket<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn\u2019t mean you would be a midget if you were bald.<\/p>\n

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Detail from photo by Beth Bagner for Planet Waves, Oct. 14, 2011, Zucotti Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. \u201cFortune\u201d is a word for having a lot of money and for having a lot of luck, but that does not mean the word has two definitions.<\/p>\n

3. Money is like a child\u2014rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.<\/p>\n

4. People who say money doesn\u2019t matter are like people who say cake doesn\u2019t matter\u2014it\u2019s probably because they\u2019ve already had a few slices.<\/p>\n

5. There may not be a reason to share your cake. It is, after all, yours. You probably baked it yourself, in an oven of your own construction with ingredients you harvested yourself. It may be possible to keep your entire cake while explaining to any nearby hungry people just how reasonable you are.<\/p>\n

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6. Nobody wants to fall into a safety net, because it means the structure in which they\u2019ve been living is in a state of collapse and they have no choice but to tumble downwards. However, it beats the alternative.<\/p>\n

7. Someone feeling wronged is like someone feeling thirsty. Don\u2019t tell them they aren\u2019t. Sit with them and have a drink.<\/p>\n

8. Don\u2019t ask yourself if something is fair. Ask someone else\u2014a stranger in the street, for example.<\/p>\n

9. People gathering in the streets feeling wronged tend to be loud, as it is difficult to make oneself heard on the other side of an impressive edifice.<\/p>\n

10. It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside, who have paper, pens, desks, and an impressive view.<\/p>\n

11. Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.<\/p>\n

12. If you have a large crowd shouting outside your building, there might not be room for a safety net if you\u2019re the one tumbling down when it collapses.<\/p>\n

13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor’s Note: If you’re unfamiliar with Lemony Snicket, here is his wiki page. Check out the list of writers supporting the Occupy Movement. Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance By Lemony Snicket 1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47495"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47495\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}