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"May you live in interesting times," is reputed to be the English translation of an ancient Chinese proverb or curse, though it may have originated with the English or the Americans. Wikipedia
It is said to be the first of three curses of increasing severity, the other two being:
- May you come to the attention of those in authority.
- May you find what you are looking for.
You could have gone out on the night your daughter disappeared and searched for her. Instead, you were otherwise engaged, phone pressed to your ears, calling all your friends and relations, telling them that Maddie's bedroom shutters had been "jemmied," the window broken open and Maddie taken. This lie was readily refuted because there was no evidence of a break-in, but this was the start of your interesting times, since we know you lied and Gonçalo Amaral knows you lied and you have been forced to revisit your lies and come up with new explanations. Although the only fingerprints on the bedroom window were Kate's, she is sticking to the part about the window having been opened by the abductor, as a "red herring," to fool people? Ha! More fool you, Kate McCann!
Yes, you have been living in interesting times. Jane Tanner's ever evolving description of the man she allegedly saw; hiring PR representatives, big-time lawyers, private detectives; setting up a tacky online shop with "best selling items," and "good quality wristbands"; feeling the need to silence anyone who does not accept your mantra about the invisible man who took your daughter, leaving no evidence behind of his presence.
"It's better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period" (Chinese proverb) The question has been asked many times: why didn't you just slip quietly away and let it all die down? Because you knew that a particular Portuguese police officer would not allow that to happen?
- May you come to the attention of those in authority.
And so, you have brought yourselves, once again, to the attention of the authorities, by proceeding with your attempts to silence Gonçalo Amaral, and once again, through what has come out in court during that process, you have created interesting times for yourselves. The world and his dog now know more of what is in those archived police files.
And the third part of the "Chinese curse."
- May you find what you are looking for.
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