Parables are simple stories that carry deep truths, found in both sacred texts and pop culture. Why do they resonate so deeply? Why do we keep returning to tales like The Tortoise and the Hare or The Good Samaritan?

This episode also explores deeper questions: Do our motivations for doing good matter? Is there such a thing as "performative kindness"? Can too much questioning erode inner peace?

Episode Resources & Easter Eggs:

Read Some Parables:

• Remember the Tortoise and the Hare? (+1 for recall).
• The classic underdog story, David vs. Goliath.
• Explore the deeper context behind The Good Samaritan.
• Read two Buddhist parables: the poisoned arrow and the gift of anger.
• Belief and Doubt in Doubting Thomas: the original “pics or it didn’t happen.”

Other Media:

• Ursula Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness and unanswerable questions (+5 to identify your own unanswerable questions).
• Check out Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%.
• Listen to Poet Ocean Vuong discuss writing, cringe culture, and cynicism.

Reoccurring Characters:

• Yeah, it’s Hawkins’ Map of Consciousness Explained (again).

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