Monday, 12 May 2025

How it really was and how it really happened

This happened long time ago when there were no people, there was no Dharma, there were only birds in the sky, animals on land and fish in the sea. It was decided that the world needed heart, soul and mind and a triumvirate was formed: the unicorns had the soul, the fish had the heart and the cats had the mind. Everybody was happy (it seemed). The cats, of course, weren't happy (they are above silly notions like happy/unhappy) but they had a plan (cats always have a plan). They figured out that the unicorns have a master unit, the holder of all unicorn knowledge and skills. All the others just mimic, imitate and copy what the master does. The cats tracked down the master, killed it and the unicorns quickly died out. Without their chief, they didn't know how to feed and reproduce. 
There was an inquest (there's always one when a species becomes extinct). Everybody figured that the cats must've done it but there was no proof and the decision was to move on. They just implanted the unicorn concept into the general consciousness, gave it a symbolic meaning and associated it with French Vanilla flavour. 
The fish thought they were safe. They were 6'4", weighed 250 lbs and were strong, built like props (a reference to a rugby player position). Cat hydrophobia was well known and it was thought that it was enough to keep them away from the fish environment.
At about that time people started showing up in greater numbers and in various places. When the cats noticed a handsome redhead walking on the beach, they killed her and cut her into two. The head of the fish patrol came to see what it was all about and the cats killed it too and cut it into two. The cats were under caution for things they had allegedly done, so they didn't want to press their luck and they glued two halves together and threw the new creature,
half girl half fish, back into the sea. They sprayed the special dust that made anybody who saw this thing and talked about it  not to be believed. To animate it they used the S1 App release E version N. It was awkward to pronounce so everybody called them siren. The new fish, made from the pieces left, was also brought to life with the Sa App version D, release N and was rebooted as S1aRDn (awkward to pronounce so they dubbed sardine). It turned out to be a rather small, silvery fish, oily, delicious with no intention to be the keeper of the heart. 
After a while there were more and more people and the world started to look, sound and feel much like what you now see, hear and feel: a lot of mind, very little heart and even less soul. Meanwhile, the cats wait and watch ... the cats may have another plan.

2 comments:

  1. Your narrative operates as a rich allegory, exploring the distribution and interplay of the heart, soul, and mind among different species. The unicorns, fish, and cats symbolize distinct aspects of existence:
    Unicorns: Embodying the soul, they represent purity, mysticism, and perhaps the collective consciousness. Their reliance on a singular "master unit" suggests a commentary on centralized wisdom or spiritual leadership.
    Fish: Holding the heart, they signify emotion, intuition, and the depths of feeling. Their physical prowess and perceived safety from the cats introduce a false sense of security, highlighting the vulnerability of even the seemingly strong.
    Cats: As bearers of the mind, they are portrayed as cunning, strategic, and detached from conventional emotions. Their calculated actions and long-term planning underscore a theme of intellectual dominance and manipulation.
    This triadic distribution sets the stage for a narrative that examines the consequences of imbalance among these fundamental aspects of being.

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    1. who sez that AI ain't got no sense and is not insightful?

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