So there’s this reindeer named Rudolph, whose nose, by some cruel mutation of a birth defect, glows bright red. His peers make fun of him his entire life merely because they’re too narrow-minded to accept the differences of others. So one day, after all these years of persecution and mistreatment, Santa all of a sudden finds a use for Rudolph. Apparently bright red noses make effective beacons to lead sleighs in stormy weather. And all of a sudden everybody loves Rudolph. And why? Because they can actually get something out of him. That’s all well and good for Rudolph, since everything worked out for him. But let’s say he was crippled and he was unable to help fly the sleigh. If that were the case, then Santa would have probably never asked Rudolph to tag along, and everybody would have gone on making fun of the poor old shiny nosed reindeer until his dying day. So what’s the moral of the story? If you’re mistreated because you’re different from everybody else, you’ve gotta learn to be “useful” to your persecutors before they start to love and accept you. Great lesson for the holidays. Don’t buy into the hype, Rudolph. There’s so much more to you than just your shiny red nose.
