Tag Archives: Sun

If the cliché fits, use it

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Michael Patton

Sometimes the best metaphors are clichés. They became clichés because we recognize their truth and so, repeat them again and again and again. “Sun” is a good example of a cliché metaphor.  When talking about a person with a “sunny” … Continue reading →

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fable of the poor man who raised the sun

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Michael Patton

The rising of the sun depended upon the pharaoh. Or so the people believed… …because every morning just before dawn, Pharaoh went to the riverbank…opened his arms to the horizon…recited a prayer to summon the sun… …and—lo and behold!—the sun … Continue reading →

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fable of the not-so-bright sun

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Michael Patton

You’ve probably already heard about the contest between the sun and the wind… How they both tried to get the jacket off a poor man walking along a country road. You probably know the wind lost by trying to blow … Continue reading →

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the fable of the man, the wind, and the oak tree

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Michael Patton

You’ve probably already heard about the contest between the sun and the wind… The bet was: who’d be the first to get the man to remove his jacket. When the wind blew, the man only clutched his jacket more tightly. … Continue reading →

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