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Yâall like your cartoons a lot around here
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Who didnât want to live in a cartoon/anime at some point? 
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Non-empath: 
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Iâm just trolling lol.
I never really watched any anime⌠I went more towards western fantasy, which was either books or live action. But I can see why people like it. A lot of creativity and idealized things that you donât see many other places.
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The Fool and the Magician Walk into a Bar
The Magician has worked hard his whole life, through blood, sweat and tearsâŚthrough years upon years of untold hardship to gain his knowledge and power. But, as much power as The Magician has gained through all the endless striving, he coveted The Foolâs ridiculous good luck.
âWhy should he have it?â he thought. âHe hasnât lifted a single, solitary finger to earn itâ.
The Magician also knew the old adage âA Fool and his power are soon partedâ. And, in the partingâŚThe Magician meant to have it. And, today was the dayâŚso, he followed The Fool into the bar to set the stage for the transfer of power to the one who deserved it.
The Genie-bartender, also powerful in his own rightâŚand a natural mind-reader, to bootâŚthough bound by certain rules of engagementâŚlooked up from his glass cleaning to ask The Magician
âWhatâll you have?â
The Magician replies,
âIâll have an Old FashionedâŚtop shelf, pleaseâ
âŚall the while, silently upholding and focusing his vast power of intention to steal The Foolâs power when the time was right. These thoughts, all in full view of The Genie, though bound by The Rule, as mentioned. After constructing The Magicianâs Old Fashioned, The Genie turned to The Fool to ask,
âAnd you, sir? What will you have?â
The Fool, startled out of his state of perennial distraction, looked up at The Genie and then over at The Magician, drinking his drink with coy smile on his face, saysâŚ
âIâll have what heâs havingâ
A slow smile grows on The Genieâs face while, simultaneously, a look of horror dawns on The Magicianâs face, as he nods slowly and saysâŚ
âYour wishâŚis my commandâ
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That makes me wonder, why do people always try to take from others?
I guess just leaving things alone would make for a boring storyâŚ
Whatâs this about?
Didnât you know that theyâre all thieves already?
Many things in history lol
The magician wanted to take from the fool,
imperialists want to take from anything outside the empire.
Many people who covet try to takeâŚ
I guess I didnât know that they were all thieves⌠The magician presumably worked (gaining âall through the endless strivingâ), up until trying to take from the fool. The fool and genie we have no backstory
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Well, the story is about the magician attempting to claim power that was never his own⌠all his thriving was for that. When he couldnât reach the desired level, trying to steal something through a form of misconstrued bargain, he simply sought to steal it directly instead.
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Itâs like trying to buy your way to heaven with money or something.
The magician lacked faith.
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You dont?
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There is a reconciled form of the two archetypes:
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Ah, ok. 
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Indeed.
And I like or even love the colors and the art(style). 
(and the story lines are very good, at least in Anime)
(but western cartoons arenât bad, for entertainment purposes either)
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The consensus among these circles is that Alchemists are walking the highest path.
Iâm not sure whether I support or agree with any of this.
I just entertain all ideas and whims, back-regulating with some temperance and balance.
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I just love these sort of shows too:
Actually, Game Of Thrones is unrivaled for me or maybe only by a few other Shows, Anime and Movies.
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But right now I am the observer, part of the work is done, so, whatever Vast Mind does isnât really within my scope of perception:
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