Astronomy

(Overheard the conversation between a young girl and her father.)

"Why didn't Jupiter appear on the sky that evening?" The girl asked.

"Oh, I'm sure the gigantic planet wished to, but the governor of the universe changed the orbit regulation recently, so that Jupiter did not have to appear in this occasion." The father explained.

"I see," the girl considered for a moment, and then she asked again, "But, why was it necessary for our Lord to change the orbit regulation?"

"That's a chicken-or-egg question," her father smiled, "The regulation was changed because, to begin with, our Lord did not want to see Jupiter on the sky!"

"Alas. I'm sure Jupiter would be upset for not being there," the girl went on, "He could not exert his gravity and affect the orbit of other planets."

"Don't be silly, my girl," her father tapped on her shoulder, "The very point that the Lord did not discuss with Jupiter about the regulation of orbits was in itself decisive. Even if our gigantic planet did turn up in the sky, the position of all other stars were long fixed and there was no chance for Jupiter to exert its gravity!"

As Jonathan Lynn says: Government does not take place in the House of Commons. Some politics and much theatre takes place there. Government happens in private. As in all public performances, the real work is done in rehearsal, behind closed doors. Then the public and the House are shown what the government wishes them to see.