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“Lol”, said the hunter, “lmao”

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This post seems incomplete. I don't understand what the moral is.

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This story is based off a medieval era Japanese tale from the collection called Uji Shūi Monogatari. In the original tale the explanation is given that while piety is very admirable, it is not enough. The monk is devout, but his naivety makes him too open to deception, whereas the hunter has his wits about him.

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I can appreciate this story, but I can't shake the feeling that St. Longinus has had a different experience. There's a definite difference between these stories but the difference is in the details.

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I like how quickly this tale progressed. What is the meaning of the wild boar?

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It seems to me the moral of the story is alike "beauty is in the eye that sees" or " We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are" (anais nin).

We can only recognize what our imagination can fathom and validate. The monk saw a manifestation of his God of Life and had to bend before it, the hunter saw an improbable deer and had to kill it. There is no single truth, no objectivity, only subjectivity.

It reminds me of the story of Sint Hubertus, the guardian of hunters, and how God appeared to him in the shape of a stag: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubertus#:~:text=As%20he%20pursued,will%20instruct%20you.%22

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Ah yes, I love your explanation. Thank you!

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