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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Word Of Warning

Holidays have started. The spring holidays where the flowers start blooming and bringing color into the once dry plain season. For me I think these holidays would be all about change. Changing my lifestyle. Bringing out my hobbies. Unfortunately time is an obstacle which when passed can't be brought back in front of you. So here I am stuck indoors while the sun shines doing my schoolwork. Well there is still some enjoyment outdoors but isn't the "most meant to be fantastic holidays" wasted behind books or worrying about school tasks. On the other side i do have time to sit down and just as they say "chillax" listening to music and doing nothing as thoughts blow in and out through my mind. I long for a day where it's hot outside while I'm inside the house on my bed listening to the wind while a song plays with a beat which makes you feel like swaying or dancing.
I heard the song "Ring a Ring o Rosies" recently. I've sung this rhyme a number of times when i was young althought i never knew what it meant. So i decided to do my research, find out the meaning shadowed behind these innocent words. The nursery rhyme "Ring a ring o Rosies" has a message within. See if you can catch the meaning, read it carefully to understand-
Ring-a-Ring o'Rosies
A Pocket full of Posies
"A-tishoo! A-tishoo!"
We all fall Down!
The words "ring a ring a rosies" relates to the symptoms of the bubonic plague which were said to be rashes ringed in shape with a rosy color. The next line "pocket full of posies" suggests that in the time of the plague, people who had the plague would hold posies(a type of flower) in their pockets because it was said that smelling them would sure them from the plague. The third line relates to the sneezing that was also another symptom of the plague. With the meaning of the first three lines the forth line becomes quite obvious. "we all fall down" or in other words, we all rest in peace. Many or all nursery rhymes are filled with message and also many with warnings and dark messages which relate back to history. It's quite disturbing knowing this information when in the past you may have sung this to someone who you care for. You probably have sung this song to young children to put a smile on their faces or as a bedtime song. From that they learn the songs and sing them because the lyrics are catchy. You see children singing nursery rhymes innocently with a meaning that could be quite disturbing.