The Parable is a form of speech that...

The Parable is a form of speech that has a style all of its own. It is a way of saying something that requires the imaginative participation of the listener. Inconspicuously, even surreptitiously, a parable involves the hearer. This brief, commonplace, unpretentious story is thrown into a conversation and lands at our feet, compelling notice. A Parable is literally “something thrown alongside of” (para, alongside, plus bole, thrown) to which our first response is, “what is this doing here?” We ask questions, we think, we imagine.”parables appear in quick precise strokes. A parable is…