| PROMISE YOU A ROSE GARDEN An essay about system management 6 1 8 7 (2007) | |||||||||||||||
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| A fable Once upon a time there was an arrow. This arrow was reputed to have been tooled in the armoury of Cupid himself. It issued from a bow, from whose string sprung only pure intentions, and it carried with it a thread of silk so that it could be reeled in again at such a time that is suited the archer. But although the arrow was strong and straight and pure, the arrow’s intended target was clad in a special kind of autonomous armour that resisted the thrust of its point, and so, when fired, the arrow was not received, but merely landed close to its target. Someone close to the target, knowing the nature and circumstances of the armour, saw the arrow shining in the sun, for arrows from Cupid are made of the finest golden material, pure and universal in their appeal. The competitor was so impressed by the arrow, and appreciative of its value, that it fired a sucker in the direction from which the arrow was aimed, attached to it a message saying ”if you fire such an arrow at me, I shall not only open my | |||||||||||||||
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