Today's Stichomancy for Aretha Franklin

The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Rinkitink In Oz by L. Frank Baum:

"A mighty King once ruled the land -- But now he's baking pies. A pauper, on the other hand, Is ruling, strong and wise.

A tiger once in jungles raged -- But now he's in a zoo; A lion, captive-born and caged, Now roams the forest through.

A man once slapped a poor boy's pate And made him weep and wail. The boy became a magistrate