I dreamed I travelled to an island. There, I found a fox with a heart of fire, a rabbit who was his friend and lover, a beautiful blue woman, an elf, and a man who smoked and fell asleep from exhaustion, a female scholar, and a magical creature who appeared, sometimes as a robot, and sometimes as a whore. I said, "what is the point of it all?', because it is in my nature to seize a moment like this. The fox replied, 'Do not waste my time'; the rabbit said, 'I have a secret place to show you'; the beautiful blue woman said, 'Will you take me dancing?'; the elf said, 'Obviously you are wiser than me'; the man who smoked and fell asleep from exhaustion said, 'Read this book'; the scholar said, 'I have to know you better - we have many things to discuss'. The magical creature, who appeared sometimes as a robot, sometimes as a whore, said, 'Sing your song'.

She was a god, and so was he: a thousand years is an instant for a god. She flirted with him for an aeon, but eventually she could not sustain her desire without losing her dignity, and so she let the matter drop. She never forgot him, always remembering him with resentment and love. She married and gave birth to a son. His name was Aeon.

There was a dispute between two lovers, and each appealed to their mutual friend. He extended his arms, and in great pain stated his reasons, and clenched his fists and openly wept; and this friend took his hands in hers, and let his tears wet her shoulder, and spoke rarely and with well chosed words of gentle great solace; and not long after, she, his former partner, also made her case to the friend, and rolled her eyes, and paced restlessly around the room, and finally also succumbed helplessly to tears; and once again the friend took her sweet head into her hands, and stroked her hair, and dried her tears. But, even so, having heard everything, still she could not take sides; and so, to this day, she remains the friend of both.

If my outlook is so negative, why am I happier than you?

I am at the mercy of the cosmos. It could crush me in a second. This knowledge is the root of my fearlessness.