A Parable for Brexit

A good friend once told me this story:

There was a devout man. He prayed to God every day and thanked him for his existence on earth. He always believed that if he was in any kind of trouble, God will help him out. And so God did. One time when his child had fever, and he prayed and prayed. The next morning his child was cured completely; he even went to school. Or the other time when he ran into debt and out if the blue found an untouched scratch card lying on the ground, and he won enough to clear his debts.

One day our devout man was working in his office. It started to rain heavily around the lunch hour. The people thought the rain would stop soon. But it carried on, and the water started to rise. The banks of the river nearby had burst, and a flash flood followed. There was a TV at the pantry area in the corner. In the middle of share price displays, there was a woman on screen with an angelic face, making an announcement made that everybody should leave the area straight away. Everyone in the office packed their bags and rushed to leave the building. Everyone but our friend. He started praying, so the disaster would stop. Colleagues tried to dissuade him, but he was firm in his belief. His colleagues thought he was mad, but he knew God will help him.

Half and hour went by. The water is gushing inside the building. The devout man is still asking God to put an end to this awful weather. There was a loud honk outside. A rescue truck is rescuing stranded people to take them up to high ground. Our friend looked out of the window.

“Hey there! Come downstairs, there's nothing to worry. The water isn't deep. We got you”

“Thanks, but I'm fine here. God will save us. You should pray as well“

“What nonsense! Come right now, we got other people to rescue and the water is getting higher”

“God will make it all stop. You'll see. You carry on, help the others“

“You moron!“

And the truck drove away. The man went back to his prayer. Half an hour went by. The ground floor is under a waist deep water. A big siren and flashing lights outside. A fire engine is passing by. It comes to a halt as the fireman noticed the man looking out of the office window.

“Hang in there fella, we'll get the ladder to you!“

“I don't need your ladder. The God almighty will soon put an end to this.“

“What a load of rubbish! Get on the ladder now. We can't stay here long, water will get in the engine“

“You save yourself my friend. God will save me. He always had in the past“

“Good luck to you on that.“

And the fire engine went away. The man was feeling a bit anxious now. Is God not happy with him? Has he done something wrong? “I promise I will pray more, dear God! It's just the thoughts about work and family distracted me lately. But I will, once again, be your true servant“. He started praying more feverishly. Half an hour…then an hour went by. It's getting dark, and there is no sign of the rain to stop. The water has come up to the first floor. Our man went to the roof, so god can save him. “Ah I see. He probably wasn't planning to stop the rain. It must be a boat, like Noah's, that will save me. I know now why God waited for so long. He wanted the water to rise so he can send the ark“. The man suddenly felt that God hadn't forsaken him, and he was too blind to see it. He watched out for the boat, but was disturbed by a very loud whirring noise again—

A helicopter is circling over the buildings. Our man is suddenly flooded with shining light from the helicopter. They lowered the rope ladder, to rescue the last few stranded people. A booming voice came from the copter

“ Hello there! Grab the ladder carefully and climb up inside". The man thought that wasn't the way he expected the help to come. And he refused. The pilot explained that he won't be able to come back and he must escape. But our man refused. There will be a boat soon. The helicopter flew away. 

The man started praying again. Minutes went by, then an hour. The water has risen to the roof. He is standing facing the sea of water that engulfed all buildings around. He is suddenly panic-stricken. That God wouldn't help him this time. He started wondering what sins he had committed that God is annoyed with him. The water is rising fast. It's up to his ankles, then waist and in a few more minutes he was standing with his chest under water. He held on to the handrails, knowing it'll all be over in a few minutes. Faces of his wife and son flashed in front of his eyes. And that all his prayers didn't manage to move God, that was more hurtful. He felt betrayed. With water almost up to his neck, he lets out a desperate howl, “Why dear God did you abandon me? I have always been faithful to you. What have I done wrong? Please help me!“

Suddenly there was a bolt of lightning. And a few more. The dark sky was lit up with electric blue flashes. Then, as our man looked up, silhouette of a man appeared, and the God spoke,

“Fucking moron, who do you think alerted you of the flood, and sent you the truck, fire engine and the helicopter? I thinks it's better to have no followers than the blind ones like you!"

He disappeared in the clashing and colliding clouds. The water isn't rising anymore. The devout man gazed at the sky, awestruck. “I was right! My lord has saved me again. I saw his face! I'm glad I waited until the very last moment" – he thought. And then, there was a loud sigh, then out came a big wave, and the man was washed away into nothingness. Even the God had had enough of this delusional moron. 

Over 17 million people voted for Brexit out of 46 million electorate. Within the first hour of the shocking morning of the 24th June, it was clear that all the promises and dreams of claiming back the glory land was a farce. The first lifeline was the desperate call for a second referendum. The second, the utter chaos that followed in the Tory and UKIP camp, as their bunch of lies came to light one after another. Then there was the High court and the Supreme Court ruling for giving MPs a vote to trigger Article 50. There were option for a soft Brexit with access to single market and free movement. And then the vote. The final option before it was all over. And it was. Thanks to the deluded 17million, thanks to the jokers Farage and Boris, thanks to the scheming Daily Mail and Daily Express, and finally thanks to the bloody three line whip from Corbyn, the fucking show is finally over. There's no more lifelines, only the grim future with a racist molester as the main ally for UK. Or possibly the only ally. Likes attract in some cases. The road to perdition starts here…three…two…one