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Sacrificing the Firstborn

The fairy tale of Rumpelstiltskin is told as following:

There was once a miller who was poor, but he had one beautiful daughter. It happened one day that he came to speak with the king, and, to give himself consequence, he told him that he had a daughter who could spin gold out of straw. The king said to the miller: “That is an art that pleases me well; if thy daughter is as clever as you say, bring her to my castle to-morrow, that I may put her to the proof.”

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Witnesses and Dimwits

Not long ago I had a dream that left an impression on me. Not some fantastical or visionary dream, but a dream that does what dreams are supposed to do – help process what is in your subconscious. This was a dream similar to many I’ve had in the past. Ever since I returned from serving a mission, I’ve had dreams that I’m being sent back out on one.

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Follow the Profit

“In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit”. So starts one of the best fictional stories known to mankind. A hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who enjoys the simple, comfortable, and cozy life of the Shire is one day met by the wizard, Gandalf. Gandalf and a group of dwarves convince Bilbo to leave his quiet life to go on an adventure across the land to the Lonely Mountain in hopes of retrieving a massive treasure seized decades earlier by the great dragon, Smaug. He was promised a portion of the treasure for his assistance.

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