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Bargaining with God by WhatIsEmptiness, literature

Literature

Bargaining with God

One day God spoke to me saying, "I see you're having difficulty finding me and it's painful to watch. So I want to make a deal." "Here's my proposition: You give me your most cherished, your most prized possession—your petty, little self. Just give me your self-righteous anger, your self-pitying feeling of loss, your self-triumphant sense of victory, your self-agonizing worry, and so on (and on, and on, and on). In other words, surrender everything you believe you were in the past, everything you think you are now, and everything you hope to be in the future. And, in exchange, I'll give you my Self—really, your true Self. I'll gi

Bargaining (Kveta fantasy au pt.3) by Blue-Starr, literature

Literature

Bargaining (Kveta fantasy au pt.3)

She had counted the time: six sunrises, six sunsets...six days. One more and it would have been a complete week since she came into the shaman's care. And yet... "I told you not to try moving." Kveta glared over her shoulder with fiery eyes at the ophidri who slithered into view. She'd forced herself up and was contemplating stepping outside of his tent for a moment. Literally, just one moment. That's all she was asking. "And I told you that I don't like to be cooped up." "You're not nearly healed enough to be running around, Kveta," Khaneeth sighed, mildly annoyed. This girl was proving to be a difficult patient. "Might I remind you that