omen and idol

There was once a bird that from ashes arose of which have been penned many mountains of prose. We too have this legend of starting again of picking up oneself with the help of friends or gods or just solo as many still do who find themselves wishing to start over new. We call it the Nixpe, tell of it in tales and tell of its many and colorful tails as it from dire ruins of what was once had does ascend with calls bright shrill frequent and glad. As omen and idol the Nixpe does serve for it is a curious magical bird that from all the failed plans of mice and of men does emerge and emerge again and again. In our northern cities and those in the south does this ancient story fill many a mouth, from western Pyltagrad to eastern Gar Nuuzsh (whose people have roots in the great Hindu Kusch) do they speak of Nixpe whenever they hear that for a dear project the ending is near. To accept this cycle of death and rebirth requires the ego to lose its wide girth and tap instead into immutable truth and give up its concrete-filled immobile berth. When failure turns fun then this life is a gas and anger and hardship are simply bypassed for such greener pastures that broaden the mind and free it of memories best left behind. If something should burn down don't stand there and cry just give it one more solid and heartfelt try for everything built up will crumble one day – trust in the recurrence of wondrous Nixpe.

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