The Mountain

“Do we worship the Mountain God because we fear it – isn’t it the most significant obstruction to light, causing us to lead dark lives?”

She followed the line of another child who said the Emperor had no clothes, and her parents silenced her.

But the thought had taken root, and discussions began with the people who had reached the mountain’s peak to see light.

“Partial darkness is partial light, and you cannot denigrate the presence of the Sun and  Sky,” said the wise people.

There was movement in the village as people shifted their homes and workplaces, bypassing the Mountain.

The Mountain smiled and shed a few rocks from the top as his disciples conquered fear by learning how to co-exist.


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