{"id":20745,"date":"2026-02-09T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20745"},"modified":"2026-02-08T11:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:24:16","slug":"kings-and-clowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20745","title":{"rendered":"Kings and Clowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"799\" data-attachment-id=\"20747\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=20747\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?fit=2210%2C2524&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2210,2524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768735091&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0098039215686275&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4950\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?fit=700%2C799&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?resize=700%2C799&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20747\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.875972002151;width:476px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?resize=897%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 897w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?resize=263%2C300&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?resize=768%2C877&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?resize=1345%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?resize=1793%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1793w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4950.jpeg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn&#8217;t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Attributed to Marcus Aurelius<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes This is a metaphor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn&#8217;t become a king. The palace becomes a circus. 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