Midlife (26)

Once upon a time down by a muddy riverside there was a frog named Hermit the Schlemazel.

He was up to his neck in the mud and secretly longed for a sunny overgrown uninhabited little riverside of his own, to spend the rest of his life in solitude. But he had to watch over his spawn, swarming in the mud not aware of the slosh they were in. So he decided to wait...

And the mud around him got thicker and colder...


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Midlife (10)

Once upon a time there was a poor farmer with a very small orchard.

It was a bad season and the farmer had just enough water for one tree. And he didn’t know which one of his trees (if any) would carry eatable fruits at harvest time.

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Midlife (6)

Once upon a time in a reality not so far away there was a Blind Altruist.

The people came from all over for his advice. They payed him with warm words but Blind Al could not see their cold eyes. Then it happened one day that Blind Al fell in a deep hole. And he started to yell for help, but the people did not seem to notice him. They all were too busy with their lives.

And slowly Blind Al's sight came back.

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Midlife (5)

Once upon a time there was a king.

Or actually, there was a kingdom with an absent king. Its king was on an involuntary quest to Deeper Existence. And while the king was fighting many battles the sun didn’t rise in his kingdom, leaving it in darkness.

But after four long years, when the king returned, he brought with him many treasures.

And the sun started to shine again.

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Obviation (5)

Once upon a time there were an oak and mistletoe.

"We can be such a good team" sang the mistletoe in the oak's ear, "Why don't you feed me and I will make us look much nicer."
And the oak agreed.

But after a few seasons the oak didn't feel too good. His leaves didn't grow as big and shining as they used to and his acorns hardly grew at all, while the mistletoe and his offspring just grew and grew...

So the oak amputated the mistletoe from his system in a painful operation and lived long, happily, and much wiser, ever after.

And the mistletoe? He is singing his tune in another host's ear.

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