cows,youjusthavetoaskandwewouldgdlysharesourswithyou.KingDimitriisaverybenevolentandgenerouskingandwillfreelysupplyyouwithallyouhingsbesolvedwithoutsheddingblood…”

    “Really?Whyisitthatwewerenotinformedaboutanyofthis?Ifwekhetruth,whowouldbewillingtorisktheirlivesneedlessly?”

    “Yht,butthisbattlewasstillworthit.Ifwedidnotdieandthenwerebroughtbacktolifeagainlikewearenoouldnotsofullyuahandsignificeoflifeandwhylifeshouldbetreasured.Lifeesonlyowediedondarenowbeinggivenasedceatit.Weshouldappreciateitallthemore…”

    “Hey,oldman,Ibroughtyourheadbacktoyou.Putitbayourneck.Yourfaceisfullofwrinklesandyoulookprettyold,whyareyousowickedthatyousneakuponmeandygenitals?WithoutitIdon’treallywanttolive.”

    “Ohnobrother,I’mnottheonlywickedone.Ididcutoffyourreproductiveans,butyouraisedyourknifeandyhead,didn’tyou?Thankyoufingitbae,Iwillputitbackwhereitbelongs.Hey,howeIamaliveagainandhavebeeyoungerbyatleasttwentyyears…Lifeisreallyastrangeandwonderfulthing.IfIdidnotdieondebacktolifeagain,Iwouldnotbeasappreciativeofitspreciousnessandofitsmeaning.Ikilledyouandyoukilledme,solet’scallitquits.Whydon’tyougobacktowhereyoucamefromandIwillreturntomyhome.Fromnoillliveapeacefullife.Let’scallitatrudneverfightagain.”

    “Yht.Whatisthemeaningofceaselessstrifeandkillingeachother?Itismuchbettertolivesidebysideinpeadprosperity.Iwillgobadreporttoourchief…”

    “Hey,hey,brother.Theheadyouhaveinyourhandismiheoneinmyhand,Ithink,belongstoyou.Lookatalltheheadsontheground.Ithinktheywerecutoffbythesameman…Thatmanwasreallybrutal.Hey,brothers,lookcarefullyandbesureyou’vegotyourownhead.Itwouldreallybeaedyoferrorsifyouputsomeoneelse’sheadonyourneck…Hey,thatheadbelongstothatohere,giveitba.”

    “Thankyou.Thankyou.IamreallysorryIcutoffyourheads.Intheend,myheadwasalsocutoffbysomeoneelse.Youshamemebygivingmebackmyheadinsteadofgettingbackatmeforkillingyouguys.Thankyou.Thankyou.”

    “Nothankshewrongpartywasuswhoinvadedydom.Ifwedidn’t,youwouldnothavecutoffourheadsandyourswouldbesafelyonyourownheadaswell.Let’scallitquits.”

    “Yes,let’scallitquits.WeareallmadetothelikenessofGod,butwekilleachother,cutoffeachother’sheads.Doesthatmeanwehumanbeingsareirrationandmad?Isbattletheonlywaytosettlematters?Nowthatweallhaveourheadsbadthebrainsinourheadsarethetoolbywhichwethihinkoverwhathadjusthappened.Ioavoidfuturebattlesandbloodshed,letusthinkofanewandmorereasoosettlematters.Dowereallyuandwhatwearedoingwhenwekilleachotherandcutoffeachother’shead?”

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    Uhisgeouslycoloredseaofflowersyseveralthousanddeadsoldiersfrombothsides.Tothemitwasasiftheyweretrappedinanightmarewheretheykilledandbutcheredeachother;butthesebarbaric,savageandhorrifiesdisappearedwhentheywokeup.Luckilyitwasonlyabaddreamwhichdissipateduponawakening.Theygropedaroundintheseaofflowerslookingforthemissingpartsoftheirbody.Somewerelookingfortheirheadwhichhadbeencutoffinbattle;somewereseargfortheirseveredarmss;whileothersweretryingtoseetothefatalwoundsthatkilledthem.Inaword,theywerealltryingtomakethemselveswholeagainandregainth

cows,youjusthavetoaskandwewouldgdlysharesourswithyou.KingDimitriisaverybenevolentandgenerouskingandwillfreelysupplyyouwithallyouhingsbesolvedwithoutsheddingblood…”

    “Really?Whyisitthatwewerenotinformedaboutanyofthis?Ifwekhetruth,whowouldbewillingtorisktheirlivesneedlessly?”

    “Yht,butthisbattlewasstillworthit.Ifwedidnotdieandthenwerebroughtbacktolifeagainlikewearenoouldnotsofullyuahandsignificeoflifeandwhylifeshouldbetreasured.Lifeesonlyowediedondarenowbeinggivenasedceatit.Weshouldappreciateitallthemore…”

    “Hey,oldman,Ibroughtyourheadbacktoyou.Putitbayourneck.Yourfaceisfullofwrinklesandyoulookprettyold,whyareyousowickedthatyousneakuponmeandygenitals?WithoutitIdon’treallywanttolive.”

    “Ohnobrother,I’mnottheonlywickedone.Ididcutoffyourreproductiveans,butyouraisedyourknifeandyhead,didn’tyou?Thankyoufingitbae,Iwillputitbackwhereitbelongs.Hey,howeIamaliveagainandhavebeeyoungerbyatleasttwentyyears…Lifeisreallyastrangeandwonderfulthing.IfIdidnotdieondebacktolifeagain,Iwouldnotbeasappreciativeofitspreciousnessandofitsmeaning.Ikilledyouandyoukilledme,solet’scallitquits.Whydon’tyougobacktowhereyoucamefromandIwillreturntomyhome.Fromnoillliveapeacefullife.Let’scallitatrudneverfightagain.”

    “Yht.Whatisthemeaningofceaselessstrifeandkillingeachother?Itismuchbettertolivesidebysideinpeadprosperity.Iwillgobadreporttoourchief…”

    “Hey,hey,brother.Theheadyouhaveinyourhandismiheoneinmyhand,Ithink,belongstoyou.Lookatalltheheadsontheground.Ithinktheywerecutoffbythesameman…Thatmanwasreallybrutal.Hey,brothers,lookcarefullyandbesureyou’vegotyourownhead.Itwouldreallybeaedyoferrorsifyouputsomeoneelse’sheadonyourneck…Hey,thatheadbelongstothatohere,giveitba.”

    “Thankyou.Thankyou.IamreallysorryIcutoffyourheads.Intheend,myheadwasalsocutoffbysomeoneelse.Youshamemebygivingmebackmyheadinsteadofgettingbackatmeforkillingyouguys.Thankyou.Thankyou.”

    “Nothankshewrongpartywasuswhoinvadedydom.Ifwedidn’t,youwouldnothavecutoffourheadsandyourswouldbesafelyonyourownheadaswell.Let’scallitquits.”

    “Yes,let’scallitquits.WeareallmadetothelikenessofGod,butwekilleachother,cutoffeachother’sheads.Doesthatmeanwehumanbeingsareirrationandmad?Isbattletheonlywaytosettlematters?Nowthatweallhaveourheadsbadthebrainsinourheadsarethetoolbywhichwethihinkoverwhathadjusthappened.Ioavoidfuturebattlesandbloodshed,letusthinkofanewandmorereasoosettlematters.Dowereallyuandwhatwearedoingwhenwekilleachotherandcutoffeachother’shead?”

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    Uhisgeouslycoloredseaofflowersyseveralthousanddeadsoldiersfrombothsides.Tothemitwasasiftheyweretrappedinanightmarewheretheykilledandbutcheredeachother;butthesebarbaric,savageandhorrifiesdisappearedwhentheywokeup.Luckilyitwasonlyabaddreamwhichdissipateduponawakening.Theygropedaroundintheseaofflowerslookingforthemissingpartsoftheirbody.Somewerelookingfortheirheadwhichhadbeencutoffinbattle;somewereseargfortheirseveredarmss;whileothersweretryingtoseetothefatalwoundsthatkilledthem.Inaword,theywerealltryingtomakethemselveswholeagainandregainth