THE ONE SPIRITUAL LAW OF HAPPINESS

by Belial

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Once upon a time there was a small lake, and on the
lake was an island, and on the island was a
prison.  In the prison lived a male human called
Musky Rack.  Musky was very sad, because there
wasn't enough space in the prison for him to
experience Happiness.

"I must discover the one spiritual law of
Happiness!" he said to the other prisoners, a
female human called Zene and a neutral human called
Krumpir, but they didn't care.  He couldn't
understand how they could be so calm.

One day Musky managed to break out of his cell by
biting through the bars. Now he was no longer in
the prison, and for a while he was happy. But then
he realized he was stuck on the little island, and
he became unhappy again. So he gathered his
strength and swam across the water.

This is how Musky got to the valley that surrounded
the lake. The valley was much bigger than the
island, and there were many interesting things
here: a forest where all the trees were the color
of lasers, a swamp with boats in it, a singing dog
and also a city where toasters lived. For some
years, Musky was absorbed by all this, and he was
happy. But then he started feeling trapped again.
The valley was surrounded by mountains, and soon
they looked like prison walls to him.

He tried climbing the mountains, and came to a
bigger country, but even that was surrounded by
oceans. Where was true freedom? Where was true
happiness?

When he'd almost lost hope, Musky met an old male
human with a huge amount of white hair growing from
his head. He lived in a small house by the beach,
where dolphins and whales and sea elephants came to
bask in the sun. He never went anywhere far from
his house, but he was always happy. The old man's
name was Quantum.

"Wise old Quantum, how can I discover the spiritual
law of Happiness?" Musky said. "I have searched
for it everywhere, but I am always trapped."
"You have not looked everywhere," Quantum said,
"for you have not looked within. Close your eyes."

Musky closed his eyes, and for the first time in
his life couldn't see any obstacles. No walls,
no mountains, no oceans. The space within him was
without end, and he could go wherever he wanted
without even moving. He smiled.

Musky went back to that old prison where he'd
started, and now he understood why Zene and Krumpir
were always calm: they knew they had an infinity
of time and space to explore within them. Together,
they sat in their cells and were happy and free.