Sunday, May 23, 2010

Winged





Perseus, the son of Zeus and Danae- a mere mortal, was shocked when he realized his fate. He had to save the people from the wrath of Poseidon by killing the monster that would swipe the mortals to death. He must get the snake-infested head of Medusa to turn the monster into stone. He should also do this to save the life of Andromeda who needed to be offered to the monster to save the rest of humanity... His father, to help him with such quest, gifted him the infamous Pegasus, the winged horse.

Let's not talk about the Greeks and mythology or even the outstanding remake of the classic flick "Clash of the Titans". Let us linger on reality.

Ironically, there is Pegasus where women seem to have wings. It's a night club in the national capital where Rosanna Roces acquired her irate culture. The girls would fly in mid-air sans their underwear. Others would take flight with the men (some are smelly old farts) with lots of dough and they would eventually perform sexual escapades that would put Medusa's power to shame.

But the most interesting creatures are the ones under the spell of Red Horse. According to the avid worshipers of this demigod, the horse would allow them to fly to different heights with their friends. They even divulged that the power of the horse would catapult them to a level of happiness that even Zeus would fail to comprehend.

Red Horse allegedly gives them the power of friendship. For them, it has the wings that would allow the group to venture on unknown grounds and uncharted horizons. The only thing to be considered is when its power would twist their minds into an intoxicated rage that would sometimes result to violence.

But with or without the gods and the demigods, cruelty and stupidity exist. Mere mortals are prone to the flaws like those who ridiculed Athena. The kingdom of Hades is more interesting for others than the grandeur and glory of Mount Olympus. There are times when light could hurt the eyes that others prefer the darkness...

Yeah, the sister of that god in the music scene, Janet Jackson is right:

"In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separate us..."

(Art: markmallet.com)

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