Perhaps it’s the same with us. We are puppets on a string, reacting and acting the way we are supposed to. Functioning day in, day out. We play a role in the theater of life and we never dispute our part.
Cutting the strings will set us free, yet we fear the freedom it will bring. Can we exist without rules and regulation, without strings attached?
Thinking for ourselves, coming to our own conclusions. That’s scary stuff!
No risk no fun, they say. Maybe they are right. I need to try!
Bye, bye Puppeteer. I will walk alone from now on!
Friday Fictioneers. 101 words. Inspired by a photograph the story got a life of its own and walked away from the picture. Sorry about that!
Lady Coloresque 
Dear Lady C,
Well said. No one should be a puppet on a string.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Cutting those strings of safety can be a daunting decision, but one well worth pursuing.
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We need free spirits in this regulated yet chaotic world.Nice one.
My FriFic tale!
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“Regulated yet chaotic” I love it!
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I read your story several times. It’s well constructed, thought provoking, and a good, oblique take on the prompt. Freedom is very slippery concept, though…
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Everything comes with a price I suppose. Thank you for your kind words.
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Really like this. I am of a very independent nature. Some have tried to dominate, but I’m pretty good at cutting the string 🙂
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Thank you Granonie. I am on my way to free myself from the ghosts of the past. Perhaps independence will be in my future as well
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It’s hard to cut strings. I liked where you went when you viewed the prompt. Love your The End illustration.
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It’s so interesting how we all look at the same but not see the same, isn’t it?
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Fun take, Lady C. Outside of the box like I like ’em!
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It’s mighty fun outside the box 🙂
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Isn’t it, though? 🙂
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Cutting the string is the first step towards freedom. Goodluck to you.
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Thank you
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Here! Here! I too count myself amongst the number that chooses to walk to the beat of my own drum.. Excellent write.
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Thank you Violet. I am glad you liked it
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Best to dance to your own tune, no strings attached. “I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.” — from William Ernest Henley’s Invictus.
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Didn’t go so well for Pinnochio, though. 😊
Your mention of regulation got me thinking of the modern (1980s–> today) push toward deregulation in the US, and trying to wrap either the weaving or the puppet metaphor around that.
I think one side sees regulations as puppet strings, binding those, who would function better without, and the other side sees them as critical strings on a loom, where one string broken could ruin the whole.
Food for thought!
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