Lollaland And Its Diminishing Glitter
63All that glitters isn’t gold. Will the golden sunshine that bathed all of Lollaland through the years ever be felt again? Time was when the streets were paved with gold and the whole world dreamed of this golden destination where everyone seemed to live happily ever after. The LollaTree had seemed to be blessed with everlasting life and the LollaLeaf had been so powerful. When did the rot set in? It had been slow, insidious and behind the scenes.
The Watcher watched and hummed sadly to himself:
Where have all the Glittos gone
Long time passing
Where have all the Glittos gone
Long time ago
Where have all the Glittos gone
Gone to fraudsters everyone
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?
They built a huge safehouse to house the Glittos many years ago and it was guarded night and day – and guarded well. It was called Torf Xonk and it wasn’t just tough to get in, it was impossible. And the people of Lollaland felt safe and happy that so much wealth was kept secure by their leaders. And the golden sun shone down on its golden people and all was right with their world.
The first signs of everything not being right in the depths of this impregnable safehouse were felt two years ago when some of the Glittos were shipped far away to DragonLand in payment for goods received. Everything seemed all right but the usual checks were done. Small holes were drilled into a few of the Glittos to make sure that they were pure. Imagine the shock of the ones who tested them when they realised that what they thought was gold was just a sheer cover-up for inferior metal inside. And the markings on the fake Glittos showed that they had been in the safehouse for many years.
So who had taken out the real Glittos and put in fake Glittos in their place? How could they do it in a safehouse that was thought to be the most secure place in all the land? Who had access to the golden vaults in order to make the switch? And who had the authority to switch the Glittos without anyone knowing?
There were tears in the Watcher’s eyes. ‘The good people of the land who work so hard and are so loyal have been robbed by the very people they trusted, the very ones they put in power. The only way to right this wrong is for the people to know the truth and to demand justice. Will they do it?’ he wondered.
Then came the Keeper of the Global Glittos and he asked to see the Glittos that were owed to the ones he worked for. The more he saw, the more he doubted and he, too, began to smell a conspiracy where the Glittos had been quietly and sneakily replaced with metal of much less worth. He demanded an answer and that was his undoing. In order to keep him quiet, they wove a web of lies around him and as he was leaving Lollaland, he was caught and brought back in chains with accusations of wrongdoing.
The Watcher could not believe that in a country known for its bravery and honesty, there would be a few in power who would stoop to sex, lies and gutterscrape in order to frame a person who saw through them. He knew that a few were selling the country out and he prayed the people would open their eyes and see, listen and understand, seek and find the truth.
For too long, any dissent was met with the gun. In Qira as in other lands, at the heart of the conflict was the LollaLeaf. Far away, an old enemy smiled and let a word fall here, a word there as to why the Keeper of the Global Glittos had been the victim of a conspiracy plot. According to him, the Keeper knew the truth – that there were no more Glittos in the safehouse and all that were there were fake. He knew because there were a few good men in the King’s court, who, under peril of their lives, whispered the truth to him.
This time, there can be no resorting to war, thought the Watcher. Maybe the time had come for the veils of deceit to be rent apart and for truth to shine again. And what of the Glittos? Why, man gave it its value and man can take it away. It’s the real values that you cannot take away. Values of truth, honesty, decency, charity. Suddenly, he smiled. There was hope, he knew because of the people - the people of LollaLand who were honest and hardworking and would get past this, too. He had to have faith that this would pass and the sun would come out and shine in LollaLand again.
If you'd like to read the two hubs that came before this, you can find them here:
Once upon a time in LollaLand
Looking back on LollaLand
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Shalini, interesting take on a very real and scary subject. The "fooling", as you will, of the world whose financial anchor for thousands of years has been gold is or will be a financial disaster. And all indications are that our good old Ferderal Reserve may be a part of this fraud. It won't matter if we default on our loans if this is made public, we'll be dead in the water with this kind of PR. Peter
Hi FP - how right you are! Thanks for coming by!
Hi Peter - 'scary' is right. Maybe it's time to relook at the whole currency structure?
Shalini, I need to catch up with your first two hubs. I love the Watcher character and his wisdom. Thanks.
Hi Shalini - nice to revisit this allegorical land again. Keep spreading the word, and take care. There are people out there who don't want the truth told.
Story - thanks as always for reading :)
Paraglider - thanks! One wonders how a few could have kept somehow so huge a secret for so long!
An important tale of "All that glitters is not gold".;)
Great continuation to your Lollaland series. Keep it coming.
MA - so true!
Thanks, K!
Lol Shal, I came over here several times trying hard to make an intelligent remark but each time I failed to compose even one single phrase!
If I procrastinate any further It may be too late to say anything.
So that's my excuse for not commenting! :)
Hey quicksand - I'm so glad you came by :) Thanks, my friend!
If your really want to understand how the whole economic affairs of the world are rigged, you need to see.
www.chrismartenson.com ....non conspiracy view
or search for money masters or fiat money on youtube of sprword.com. ..conspiracy view.
Essentially both bring out same facts. how money creation is privatized and growing exponentially....
Thanks for the links Imtiyag - will go check them out!
Stooping to sex, lies and gutterscrape, eh? Who would have thoguth such a thing possible? :-)
haha - exactly! Thank you for stopping by!
Thank you, Shalini, for your brilliant hub. We are in a very scary situation.
Hi Hello, hello - yes, I guess we are! I do appreciate you coming by and reading.
Hi Shalini, thanks for making this gory possibility into a more palatable "alle"gory. I think you are on to something with this parable telling. Maybe one where someone like the Grinch has stolen all the capable presidential candidates and left fake ones in their place. =:)
I'm astounded at how you took such a sad tale of real life events and turned them into a story that tells it like it is while being entertaining and honest. This is impressive to say the least! I wish the American media could do a fraction as well.
Sorry for the late replies!
Winsome - haha - now that's another story :) Thanks for coming by!
poetvix - thank you. It's sad that the same story happens in most countries around the world!
I am so sorry for Lolland and its people.Evil is everywhere and at some time it may seem invincible but soon its reign will end and good will win.You have also mentioned that they might have taken away the gold but cannot take away the values of truth, honesty, decency, charity...you spoke like Gandhi ji did.
Thank you - you flatter me!
Great writing as always. I need to go find the 1st 2 now.
I´ve so much reading to catch up on, sorry for neglecting you, dear Shalini.
Always love it when you come by, Dim! And it's I who have been neglecting HP for a while because I'be been busy with something - but I will be back with a vengeance :)
Feline Prophet Level 5 Commenter 10 months ago
This has been a long time coming! Alas, here as in life - all that glitters is not Glitto!