“A face
which launched a thousand ships,” – is attributed to a German character, ‘Faust’,
made immortal by a British play writer, in reference to Helen of Troy, for
which Greeks waged a war.
If Faust
had to vote in the recent referendum, I bet he too would have chosen ‘OXI,’ after all
he made worse deals than this. And at this moment, Grexit, looks like a better
deal than any on the table.
Germans,
meanwhile, have become bilingual. “Humanitarian aid,” has already emerged as a
key word, and may be it will be the next ‘Trojan Horse.’
While those
defending Greeks are narrating that how Helen or Gretchen was betrayed. It was
the cupid, or the devil. She was innocent, never knew what hit her. And then
even if she willingly enjoyed all the attention, or in this case, benefits, that
is not her fault.
As for
Faust, he knowingly made a deal with the devil. And when the term ends, he has
to go with him. Germans perhaps will not like to embrace this fate again…
Tspiras and
Greek can don the role of being wronged, but they will need to admit that the
mess they are in is because of their own shortcomings. A humanitarian aid at
this junction cannot be bestowed on them only on the notion of ‘eternal femininity.’
Stricter
tax laws, self-imposed austerity measures and a return to drachma may just be
the beginning.
When the
victorious Greeks started to return from Troy, most of them fell during the
journey. The one, who returned unscathed was the righteous, Nestor. According to the Odyssey, it took the protagonist
a decade to reach home. And this time it will take more than “Deus ex machina,” to set things right…
