#Proverb

"As Above, So Below" is a grandiose slogan borrowed from sacred texts to glorify one's own self-indulgence. Though loudly proclaimed, it amounts to nothing more than empty ornamentation of authority. Those who utter it are master magicians, elevating themselves to omniscient deities. The more it is raised in the name of truth, the more it proves as fragile as a castle of sand. Under grounded critique, the finely decorated idol collapses instantly.

A proverb is a formulaic statement lauded as life’s wisdom and plastered on walls to mask its obviousness. Most serve as magical words so self-evident they seduce one into inaction. People praise their depth while quoting them, ironically concealing their own shallowness. Sometimes hailed as great sayings, sometimes fodder for satire, proverbs become measuring sticks of human pretension. They persist by pretending profundity in the guise of common sense.