APPEARANCES II

"Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance." - Jean de La Fontaine 

Appearances can be deceptive, and whilst it is true that many people misjudge others, or situations from afar: without a first hand opportunity to really know that person or thing. Yet such conclusions could be really flawed. Things - circumstances, people or situations - AREN'T ALWAYS how they appear at first sight. Most, are just illusions.

When architect Sir Christopher Wren designed the interior of Windsor Town Hall near London in 1689, he built a ceiling supported by pillars. After city fathers had inspected the finished building, they decided the ceiling would not stay up and ordered Wren to put in some more pillars. England's greatest architect didn't think the ceiling needed any more support, so he pulled a fast one. He