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Humpty Dumpty

Written by: Randy
07/16/2008

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king''s horses and all the king''s men Couldn''t put Humpty together again.   I have heard this nursery rhyme since I was a little kid, but I now have a different and more optimistic viewpoint…     “Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.” But if he did not have this great fall,  he would have not broken into pieces. Maybe Humpty wanted to experience the feeling of being whole. The only way he could do this was to break. How can we even know what wholeness or balance or feeling good feels like if we do not know the polarity? When I would hear the nursery rhyme, I would always feel bad for him. In present time, looking at the nursery rhyme, I feel excitement in Humpty’s journey! What an incredible opportunity and experience he had. He fell and broke into pieces so he could see himself as parts of a whole. “All the king’s men could not put him back together again.” Of course they couldn’t because no one else could do it for him and if they could, he would not have had the invaluable experience of awakening and doing it himself. My fantasy as to what proceeds the rhyme is this: He gently placed each piece together consciously so he was now aware of all he was made up of and he could feel what it was like to put each piece in place. He now sits high, well balanced and is in gratitude for the experience of picking up the pieces and finding himself.  He now appreciates all aspects of himself and doesn’t see anything he has done as bad or wrong, just what is.     Nursery Rhymes can be really powerful and symbolic, especially when you use your imagination to see what may not be seen.  

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Re: Humpty Dumpty

I think I hear you on this one Randy. I am of the belief that the moments in my life that many people would consider times I fell - crashed and broke apart - are actually moments when I was being put to great tests and challenges and being the person I am today I can say I proved myself and gained a lot from those moments - by as you mentioned - putting myself together and knowing exactly what I am made of and what I am capable of doing and becoming. I reflect on the tough times in my life with pride, because I survived them and learned to make better choices in the present. Does that make sense?
By gbigelow on   07/17/2008

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I can see it from your view but, I also see it as "my how the mighty have fallen" Humpty is on the great wall above all others. He looks down upon them. He falls and breaks and no matter how many of the fans and people who are reveled by his presence are around him, they cannot put him back together again. Unfortunately, we see this in so many aspects of our society today. Lately, in our athletes, Michael Vick for instance. I have just found your blog and look forward to reading more of your insight.
By msesh on   07/28/2008

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Never realized Humpty Dumpty has such a great message! Love the blogs, Randy.
By Tequito on   07/30/2008

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