Faults, Fantasy, and Transformation

Can you bless your faults and failings? Can you be thankful for defects and blunders?

At the Court of Wisdom, the Poet agrees to accept help from the council. Corliss, representing nurturing and sacrifice, gives her sorrow to provide support to others. Another gives her difficulty to find internal courage.
Crescent encourages creativity with longing and desire. Justice offers confusion and choices.

The Poet complains that these gifts are not the help she’d ask for, and is excused due to ignorance.

When she requests encouragement, the Regent gives her a strong sense of purpose with enough stamina to achieve hers. She adds the art of happiness but warns that the Poet must learn to recognize it for herself.

The Poet turns to the Fool.

“My friend,” he says, “I wish for you a sense of mischief, a zest for life, and satisfaction in every endeavor. To assist, I will walk alongside you, if you wish.”

The Poet is dismissed with the Regent’s blessing, “Remember that the blessings of this Court go with you. You carry the future in your heart and hands and intent. Work to stay alert and aware and alive.”

The Poet leaves with the Fool promising to follow, since everybody needs a good Fool in their life, and their world is waiting.

We all need a good Fool in our lives. We learn compassion for others by our own mistakes and sorrows and difficulties. Can we learn to recognize the art of happiness, as well?

Do you recognize the Wise Fool in your life?