A Girl Called Aletheia

Once upon a time, there was a village where everything was obtained through the government . Housing, education, employment , even leisure recreation, were all carefully planned , by the village leaders , for the people they ruled. And, the people , for the most part, were content. Everyone was equal. Everyone received the same pay, the same attention, the same accolades , the same medical care , the same education, the same housing, ...from cradle to grave. There was no need for ambition , greed , or personal goals , since all citizens remained equal in every way. Except, of course, for the elite who ruled over them . But, nevertheless, all were content with their lot in life . In truth , they knew no other way. All were content,....except one , that is. One man in the village who, one day, began to contemplate a different life, a different way , from life as it existed in the village. He voiced his thoughts on this matter to his family, one evening, and his wife reminded him of a story she had heard when she was but a child ;..a story of a Shining City on a Hill, which had been called the greatest city ever created. "What had happened to the city?"asked the man , "What became of it?"."No one knows",answered his wife, "but, it is said,though the city is gone, the hill still exists on a mountaintop outside the village, and on this mountaintop , there is a cave, and within this cave there dwells a girl called Aletheia , who , is the only one who knows the secret of the City on the  Hill. And so, in the morning, the man , after saying goodbye to his wife and children, set forth to the mountain to discover the secret that this girl called Aletheia held.
Surely, he thought , there must be something more to life than simply being taken care of by the government. What more there could be, he wasn't sure , but , he felt that there must be , there has to be, ..something else. If this Shining City  held the answer that would bring him and his friends happiness, he would know the secret , the secret that this Aletheia held.
For weeks, the man climbed the mountain , until , finally, at the end of his strength ,..he collapsed, from hunger, thirst, and exposure, on the side of the mountain. He woke, hours later, to find himself in a cave with a young girl ,dressed in a flowing white robe , staring at him . "You have journeyed far from your  village , she said."Why have you risked death to climb this mountain?""I would risk anything to discover the secret of this so-called Shining City on a Hill, that the legends speak of ,"the man replied. "It was said girl, that , ,long ago,this city was the greatest civilization that ever existed. Even greater than the village. It is also said that life there was different , and , more importantly,..the people were different. Yet, I do not understand how". "Like the village , the City's citizens needs were all taken care of. They wanted for nothing  , and all were happy, peaceful, and content, like those who dwelled in the village. Yet, it was said, that this city , ,..was different from all others , and that difference is what made it great, "The girl smiled at him , and said,"So, you have come to learn the secret of the Shining City, that I , alone, posess, so that you too, can know the happiness that the people who lived there had.""Come with me"., the girl said, , and led the man down into the depths of the cave ,until they came to a wall, shrouded behind a thin , gossamer , curtain. "Behind this curtain, stands the last remnant of the City, and within it is the answer that you seek,..the answer that will give you all that you need in life ,..to be happy. ".
The man approached the curtain nervously, and, his hand trembling, carefully pulled it back, revealing a large stone of polished marble, ..a monolith, whose smooth , gleaming surface, cast the man's startled reflection , like a mirror. "Here is your answer ", said the girl, "Are you now satisfied?""What do you mean?", shouted the man. "I see nothing but a polished rock of marble, with what loooks like the names of men engraved upon it". "And, upon this rock, "the girl said, 'Is the answer to your question ". 'But', answered the man, 'There is nothing on it, but carved names , and my own reflected image"."How can this be the answer to all that I seek in life, the answer to life itself?"shouted the man. The Girl smiled again , and turned to walk away from the man. "Wait Aletheia!", begged the man , "I still do not understand !"'What is the answer?"The girl did not answer at first, but , instead kept walking towards the mouth of the cave. Then , she turned ,and said ,"The answer,that you seek, is the image that you see reflected on that polished rock. It is your image.All that you seek , can only be obtained ,....by you,...yourself,....through  your own efforts ,...or else,...it is meaningless. "This is the secret that the ancients from the Shining City understood. They knew that their creator had given them the greatest gift of all, the gift of freedom, and free will, and the ability to work, worship, and govern themselves , as they please, without the need for a  King, Queen , Dictator, or Tyrant, to rule over them .  The Shining City dwellers knew that they were created free , and that was all they needed , to govern their own lives , achieve, their own achievements, and to create their own happiness.""The answer", the girl said, turning away again , 'Lies within you ,...you...who were made in the great creator's image, ....and no where else."The girl now turned away , and walked out of the cave , leaving the man , staring, perplexed by her message. 'But wait!", the man yelled after her fading image, 'What of the names that are engraved on this polished marble?What do they mean?"Who were they?"The girl turned again , toward the man , and replied, "The names?Those are the names of the dwellers of the city , who paid the price, for the freedom they enjoyed". 'A price , Aletheia?"asked the man , "But , I thought this freedom was a gift from their God. What price did they have to pay for this freedom?" The girl turned to walk away again , and then , paused and over her shoulder , without turning this time, replied, "The price they paid,...was the price all men must be willing to pay, if they wish to be free". 'The price,..was their lives". The man , finally understanding, turned to touch the monument before him , and then , filled with new energy, and resolve , began his long journey , back to his village.
"And that, children , is how Aletheia ,  the Greek goddess of truth and freedom, saved the village, from the scourge of Obamacare".   "Good night Children ,..... and liberal Democrats ,..everywhere".
This is a story that Texas Senator Ted Cruz, might , one day tell his children at bedtime , during his next filibuster , before the Senate.He might tell this story to them , so that they understand the meaning and importance of freedom , and the price we must be willing to pay for it. Obamacare is just a tool , that the Democrats will now use to create this village , where the citizens have everything they need , except freedom , and all are equal;..equally poor , that is. We the People , must continue in the fight to destroy Obamacare , so that , in the future, the girl called Aletheia ,. does not become the sole guardian of our legacy of freedom. Obama will not be impeached. Pelosi will not be fired. Reid will not be fired. Sebelius, will not be fired. No, it's now all up to us. The 2014 Midterms represent our last chance to stop all of them . Let's win this one for the Republican Party , and our children , before our freedom really does become ,...just a children's fairytale.