Faith - what is this emotion but a desperate attempt to escape from mind-burning fear?
When the Fravashi first became a people, the Dark God came down from the stars and spoke to the First Least Father of the Adamant Mindsinger Clan. “First Least Father,” he said, “if I promise to tell you the secret of the universe at the end of ten million years, will you agree to listen to my song?”
The First Least Father was thirsty for new music, so he told him, “Fill my windpipes; sing me your song.”
So the Dark God sang his song, and ten million years passed while the Adamant Mindsinger Clan warred against the Faithful Thoughtplayer Clan and the other Clans, and in all this time on all of Fravashing there was only this single, dreadful song.
When the Dark God returned, he told the First Least Father the secret of the universe. “I don’t understand,” the First Least Father said at last.
Whereupon the Dark God laughed at him and said, “How did you expect to understand? Your brain hasn’t changed at all in ten million years.”
The First Least Father contemplated these words and sang out, “My God! I didn’t think about that when we made the bargain!”
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