STORY ---Augustus Caesar

***STORY ---Augustus Caesar *** After his victory over Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium, Augustus Caesar came back to Rome in triumph. Among the huge crowd who greeted him, was a man (a bird seller) who had a bird that was taught to say, "Hail, Caesar, victorious!" >> Augustus Caesar, the victorious king was greatly impressed that the bird was able to utter praises in honor of his victory… … and bought the bird for a large sum. Then someone got Caesar aside and whispered to him, that the man had another bird that was just as talented. The man was summoned and Caesar asked for a demonstration of what the other bird could do. >> The man selling the birds, however, objected and expressed reluctance… … but Caesar insisted. Finally the bird uttered: “Hail, Antony, victorious!" (The second bird ended up uttering praises to the enemy who had been defeated by Augustus Caesar!) The birds had been only trained to speak by rote! >> Their expression was not something “that was really meant”… >> Their expression was laden with tones of duplicity and lack of genuineness The Gospel of the Day is a presentation on how people are also very often similar… … failing to have expressions that are real and genuine! … falling into the trap of duplicity and double-standardless!