Oscar's Tales #3

 My reading of the third of the children's stories by Oscar Wilde, "The Devoted Friend". Aristotelean philosophy about friendship subtly weaves its way through this tale of a bumptious Miller and the downtrodden Hans. The audience of the story fails to grasp the key issue, as is so often the case in the real world. Some of the Miller's views I have heard directly from a certain friend, who in other respects is not at all like the Miller. Which makes me a bit depressed, just thinking about it. As does the reminder that a doormat has to take at least some of the responsibility for all the muddy boot prints stamped into them. Is it too early for a large G&T?



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