Enlightened Speech

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Author’s Notes: Thanks to the people at Gateworld for giving me the inspiration for this drabble. Those of you to blame know who you are! ;) And yes, those are real Zen Koans, I looked them up online. Gotta love the internet! Copyright May 2002, A. Cheek.

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From the absence of pain, Jack knew he was hallucinating. He’d take the respite with gratitude.

“A broken mirror never reflects again; fallen flowers never go back to the old branches.” Daniel stood before him, whole and healthy. Although his fashion sense had declined.

“Excuse me?”

“The world is vast and wide. Why do you put your robes on at the sound of a bell?”

“That’s just peachy!” Jack sputtered. “You go all ascended on us, and when you come back you’re even more incomprehensible than before! What good will that do me right now?”

Daniel grinned. “Just kidding, Jack.”

fin.