Gratitude is practical not idealistic-The Rules of Retribution part 17
So China has joined Russia for wanting something more on top of the vast fortune they have already been blessed with? Ukraine and Taiwan are wonderful, but the massive Russia and China are already the envy of the world. I know ignoring politics is naïve, but what is the point of politics if it disrupts everyone’s happiness? Is not gratitude that helps you tolerate life? I am not talking about idealism; it is just life is too short to be stuck in frustration, and ‘gratitude’ can be a handy tool to push you forwards, at least for the time being, to get out of a jam.
THE CHARACTERS
SERPENT,
aka NAGA, the eight-headed
deity. The snake represents the frailty that sees us stray from the
path and often into darkness. Big predators make the headlines, but
ordinary people are tempted to commit small-scale cheating when shielded under the
mantle of anonymity. On good days we can fight off the temptation,
but on bad days when we have lost something, and the world seems unfair, our
hands reach out for it while a sinking feeling spreads inside our hearts,
warning us that this is not the way to get even with life. However,
God or the universe may not mind if the gain is minimal? So we tell
ourselves.
NAGA represents
the second chance and atonement in life.
GODDESS IRIS/NEMESIS:
Instead of picking one from the existing religions, all of which I respect, I
opted to represent the universe's will via Goddess IRIS. God gave us
light, and Goddess followed it up with the sound, but as sound travels slower
than light, no one knows her existence despite benefiting from her gift,
music. Something turned this once open-book IRIS into NEMESIS, Goddess of
Retribution.
THE
SPIRIT of LOUIS XIII: The king of France who reigned
from 14 May 1610 – to 14
May 1643. Enigmatic character the world may not have fully appreciated,
not unlike the current, which can be substantial even if the river looks calm.
OMELETTE: the dog who was the pet of Louis XIII in its former life.