Some people wonder why the monkey is marked. They think it is for identification. Others think it is the mark of the beast. This particular mark would identify him as the beast. That is what the zookeeper thought about in order to keep track of the dangerous individuals in the monkey cage. As it turns out the mark of the beast is a religious mark, the ceremonies and traditions of those who like to think of themselves as innocent. Yet their very traditions are their mark. The mark of innocence is what identifies them as guilty, a very difficult mark to erase.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
The tattooed monkey
Some people wonder why the monkey is marked. They think it is for identification. Others think it is the mark of the beast. This particular mark would identify him as the beast. That is what the zookeeper thought about in order to keep track of the dangerous individuals in the monkey cage. As it turns out the mark of the beast is a religious mark, the ceremonies and traditions of those who like to think of themselves as innocent. Yet their very traditions are their mark. The mark of innocence is what identifies them as guilty, a very difficult mark to erase.
