While people accept that the word success is a variable and one can have a skewed perception of it,they fail t comprehend that what happens to be 'Failure' to them could be Success to some one else.
Thus the term 'Black sheep' because like all things fathomable ,success and failure are relative as well.So if a sheep , a black one ,appeared in a herd, it would be a failure when juxtaposed against the white ones. Otherwise If you ask me, black is beautiful, and a black cardigan is more likely to land up in our wardrobes than a white one. Of course we would like to dye our white wool and spare it the refining , the manufacturing and the finishing, Who needs a Black sheep?
The world does . The one thing that is overlooked by the people is that you can not overlook a Black sheep. You may scorn at it or be amused by its audacious existence but you can not afford to miss the guy in black. Its improbable presence hinders the sight for the white ones at times and while they might end up lined for shearing, he might make it to an yearly gala of animal exhibits.Did somebody not define these unexpected twists as Black swans?
And this whole Black sheep discussion takes me back to my nursery rhymes , and heres one that I have twisted and twirled and spun into a different version:
"Ba Ba Black sheep, have you any wool?"
"Why yes...what else gives me a black tinge?(YOU racist fool!!).
and none would I let you take to the master or to the dame
you can call for your white ones there,
(I swear Your so lame!!)
I'll hold on to my black fur, for the bitter cold.
and soon I know beautiful feathers will unfold.
So I shall stick to black as long as I can
someday I'll be a beautiful black swan."
The man laughed" Kidding , ain't you?...sheep never turn to swans, you loon!"
" ha ha but you forget even apes turned to man,(and in your case , a Buffoon!!)"
Quite clever indeed, painfully so!
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