Science Czar Parable

A parable is a seed wrapped in a tale. Science Czar Parable plants well in Indian soil.

Do not ask whether the story happened. Ask whether it happens. That is the only test a parable needs to pass.

Ask any student of classical music. Ten years of scales before the first real improvisation. The shortcut generation finds this offensive; the tanpura is unmoved.

Learning is the one wealth that survives every partition of fortune. You will meet this idea again this week, wearing different clothes. Now you will recognise it.