Onami and Zen
Stories are stories, of course...but some stories manage to carry us to places we never imagined could exist. They extend our imagination the way running after a butterfly might cause us to demonstrate endurance we never realized we had.
Some tales contain spices from far away, which manage to draw us further away...even while we're sitting still.
Sufi and Zen tales often have a riddle quality to them. They tease the listener/reader to explore a rich range of meanings and interpretations, and often yield further treasure upon repeated readings...in fact, there's an interesting folk tale about a....
