Some history for you, the reader. Many years ago, and I do mean many, the dude in the red suit enjoyed having a parade, on Christmas Eve’s, Eve. Each year he liked to show his new paint and any new lights on his sleigh, along with the eight deer that pulled it. This particular year was unusually warm, and on the day of the parade it rained. It rained instead of snow all day. Those who watched the parade became soaked from the rain and they coined the phrase, “Rain Deer”!
Have you ever taken the time to consider the words in the Christmas song about Rudolph? In today’s politically correct world, the person who wrote the song would be considered an outcast, and probably sued for, if not discriminating against the handicapped, at least using language that is hurtful.
This deer was born with an abnormality, “The dreaded Red Nose condition”. Obviously his nose was larger than others of his species, and adding to that, it was Red. This song writer decided to make fun of him by writing a song about him! How insensitive can one be?
Now we know the song writer and all the other deer use to laugh at him and call him names. In other words they were, “Bullying” Rudolph. We have learned that Rudolph was very depressed through most of his young life. He had no friends his age, and he was home schooled. There were regular visits with the psychologists which did not help much. His father enrolled him in a martial arts class which helped boost his self-image.
As a teenager he had developed physically to a point that he was the equal to any of the adult male deer. He was one of the best flying and fighting deer in the herd. He had a reputation of not taking any crap from any deer.
As the song states, it was Christmas Eve and the weather was real bad. It had been snowing all day with some occasional sleet, and as night fell a heavy fog set in. The dude in the red suit had extra lights installed on the sleigh for the long all night trip. As darkness fell the dude in the red suit harnessed all eight of his deer to the sleigh and took off to deliver the gifts.
He was gone for about 20 minutes when he returned to the North Pole base. The dude in the red suit said, “Even though I have GPS on the sleigh, and I know where I am going, it wasn’t safe”. There was a red and white flashing light on the sleigh, but he was afraid that an air plane might not be able to see them from the front.
The Dudes wife, being somewhat smarter than the dude in the red suit, suggested that he see if the deer with the Red Nose, Rudolph, would be willing to lead the team, which would provide a red light at the front of the team. The dude in the red suit went to Rudolph and asked if he would be willing to lead the sleigh tonight.
At first Rudolph said no way. There was some fast negotiations, where Rudolph was promised a new stall, fresh hay every day, and his choice of all the young single doe! The dude in the red suit and Rudolph agreed, and all the other deer now loved him, and they shouted out with glee, Rudolph the red nosed rain Deer, you will go down in history!
This entire story is very sad. First they make fun of a handicapped deer, then they all love him because he can do something that will help them. I find it hard to believe he would do anything for those hypocrites!
May you not be hypocritical!
Don Ford
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