A Modest Proposal

To be completely honest, I did not complete Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”. As soon as he started discussing the possibility of cannibalism I was repulsed. When he further discussed eating children, selling their carcasses and describing how they might be cooked, I quit reading. I know that he probably meant some kind of a metaphor by this disgusting proposal but I chose not to hear the end of it. I have always been of the firm belief that it is our own responsibility to watch what we spend our time indulging our thought on.  When my life is over do I really want to say that I spent time reading about the slaughter and eating of innocent children? Nope. Whatever I read always stays in my mind forever. I have always thought carefully about what I read and how it will affect me.  I may not get points for this blog posting because I didn’t read the whole content of the material but I would rather not get credit than have to live with the memory of that deranged and disgusting picture in my mind.