RE: Just The Facts
03-26-2012, 04:18 AM
The seagull flies east, a decision that seems as arbitrary as the wind blowing. But he does not expect to find purpose by remaining here.
He flies for hours, until evening falls. He needs a place to roost. Seeing some lights nearby, he heads for them, arriving at a small coastal village.
As he draws nearer, the seagull realizes that the lights are, in fact, spotlights. They illuminate an outdoor arena, with a wrestling ring in the center.
It seems a match is underway. Two masked wrestlers are fighting, one of them much larger than the other. The larger wrestler soon gains the upper hand, and pushes his opponent against the ropes, then lifts him up and drops him out of the ring.
"And once again, El Niño is the winner!" a voice announces. The seagull looks up, and sees a loudspeaker amidst all the lights. "Does anyone else dare to face the undefeated champion of the ring?"
The crowd cheers wildly. Three masked men, all much smaller than the champion, slowly make their way to the edge of the ring. They stare at each other, nervously, each of them hoping one of the others will go first.
One has a blue mask, one has a green mask, and one has a red mask. The seagull watches them, and then looks at El Niño's smug expression.
The seagull realizes that this is a man who enjoys nothing more than crushing the spirit, if not the body, of his opponent. He is, in short, a bully. And these three masked men are afraid to become his prey.
But, the seagull can see something else in their faces. A sense of hope. Each of these prospective wrestlers has a reason for challenging this giant of a man, something very important to them.
The seagull cannot help but wonder - if he were to help one of these men achieve his goal, would that bring the seagull closer to finding an objective of his own?
But which of the three should he help? And how?
He flies for hours, until evening falls. He needs a place to roost. Seeing some lights nearby, he heads for them, arriving at a small coastal village.
As he draws nearer, the seagull realizes that the lights are, in fact, spotlights. They illuminate an outdoor arena, with a wrestling ring in the center.
It seems a match is underway. Two masked wrestlers are fighting, one of them much larger than the other. The larger wrestler soon gains the upper hand, and pushes his opponent against the ropes, then lifts him up and drops him out of the ring.
"And once again, El Niño is the winner!" a voice announces. The seagull looks up, and sees a loudspeaker amidst all the lights. "Does anyone else dare to face the undefeated champion of the ring?"
The crowd cheers wildly. Three masked men, all much smaller than the champion, slowly make their way to the edge of the ring. They stare at each other, nervously, each of them hoping one of the others will go first.
One has a blue mask, one has a green mask, and one has a red mask. The seagull watches them, and then looks at El Niño's smug expression.
The seagull realizes that this is a man who enjoys nothing more than crushing the spirit, if not the body, of his opponent. He is, in short, a bully. And these three masked men are afraid to become his prey.
But, the seagull can see something else in their faces. A sense of hope. Each of these prospective wrestlers has a reason for challenging this giant of a man, something very important to them.
The seagull cannot help but wonder - if he were to help one of these men achieve his goal, would that bring the seagull closer to finding an objective of his own?
But which of the three should he help? And how?