Dear Story-sailors, You’re probably familiar with this story pattern: A great task is at hand, one that promises a prized reward at the end of a perilous path. Two older siblings, who are privileged and know the slick ways of the world, rise to the challenge. But often, their arrogant ways, lead their sure-footed steps no-where. They get lost, turn into stones or walk out of the story before the real adventure even begins…

And there is another character, one our heart may recognise straight away… The youngest brother or sister. The fools of the world; the slow, dreamy ones… The ash-covered fire gazers who are naively open to always meet and respond to whatever crosses their path.

These young ones manage to complete the tasks, which the others could not fulfil. Against all the odds and regardless of what others may think, it is the fool who feels at ease with being lost, who can best navigate the uncharted waters with grace and ease. In fact, it seems the fool doesn’t navigate at all, but rather participates wholeheartedly in a call and response relationship with anything and everything they meet however unexpected they may seem.

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