text: Once upon a time, there was a land divided in two. The land was watched over by a god in the heavens. The western side was devoted to God. They blessed Him with gifts and prayers every day! And in return, they received good health and prosperity. They saw themselves as being truly perfect. Everyone saw them, and they made sure to be seen. They blessed God and so, they were blessed by God in return. The Eastern side, however, had abandoned God long ago. It was told that almost all living there were poor and vile. That crime and disease had overtaken all there was to see. No one ever heard from them, they were treated like they didn’t exist. They had abandoned God. Therefore, they were abandoned by God in return. One day a mysterious maker of mirrors appeared. No one knew who he was or where he was from. Was he a god? Or was he from west or east? He carried three mirrors with him. Mirrors big and wide made entirely from gold. These mirrors were made gifts. The first one was given to God and brought directly to the heavens. The second mirror was given to the west and the other to the east. Upon receiving the mirror god was overjoyed. “What a wonderful mirror,” He said! “It’s absolutely perfect. Only my wonderful servants in the west could have made such a gift!“ So he gave even more riches and good health in return. Upon receiving the mirror, the west was overjoyed. “A perfect golden mirror, there is no better gift we could have received. Only God could have blessed us with such a mirror!" So, they blessed him with even more gifts and prayers in return. Upon receiving the mirror, the east stayed silent. No one ever heard from them. It was as if they didn’t even exist. God then took a glance inside the mirror, expecting to see a perfect reflection. But to his surprise, what he saw in the mirror wasn’t that, but an image of a terrifying monster instead. After staring for a short while, God simply turned away and said. “I’ll show how much of a perfect god I really am! Let’s make my people even healthier and richer, let’s eradicate illness from their families completely.” The west then took a glance at the mirror, expecting to see a perfect reflection. But to their surprise, what they saw in the mirror wasn’t that, but images of devils instead. “Let’s show how perfect of a population we really are! Let’s bless god and be faithful! Let’s build the most perfect temples in his name.” The east stayed silent. No one ever heard from them. But a single voice shouted, "We are slowly feeling better!" Some time past and times were good. But stumbling across the mirror, God took another look. The monster was still there and had grown even bigger. God covered the mirror with a blanket and spoke. “I will now perform another blessing! Let’s grant my followers immortality and grant them all the gold in the world! Everyone will live like kings, and they will never be forgotten.” Some time past and times were good. But stumbling across the mirror, the west took another look. The devils were still there and they had grown even bigger. The people agreed, “This mirror is off limits! No one shall ever look back into it again!” The people said, “Let us praise our God even more! Let’s build temples far and wide so the end can’t be seen by eye. Everyone will see Him, and he shall never be forgotten.” The east stayed silent, no one ever heard from them. But a few lone voices shouted, "We are feeling so much better! We exist!" Some time past and God was happier than he had ever been. But the urge to look inside the mirror never disappeared. God one day could no longer resist the urge and looked inside a final time. What he saw inside was a monster that had grown to unimaginable size. Upon staring god became frustrated, He became angry! I never want to see this vile mirror again”. Yet still, he couldn’t get himself to break the mirror. He tried and tried to no avail. And so, he simply locked the mirror away. “I will make a mirror that is perfect! I will make a mirror that is right!" So he created a stunning mirror by his own design.” When he glanced inside that mirror he was struck with pride. Cause like expected, he saw a perfect god inside. “This is the perfect mirror! There is no mirror more perfect than this!” Some time past and the west was happier than they had ever been! But the urge to look inside the mirror never disappeared. One day they could no longer resist the urge and looked inside a final time. And what they saw inside were devils that had grown to unimaginable size. “This mirror is cursed,” they shouted, “Let’s destroy this vile mirror! It has no place being here!”. They took the mirror down and shattered it to great success. “Let’s make a mirror that is perfect, let’s make a mirror ourselves.” And that they did! When they glanced inside their new mirror they were struck with pride. Cause like expected, they saw angels inside. “This is the perfect mirror! There is no mirror more perfect than this!” The east had kept their mirror up and for the first time, their voices were heard. “We do exist! We like it here! We love ourselves!” The west noticed and said, “You still have your mirror up, don’t you see it’s vile and cursed? We can give you a perfect mirror,” they said, “Entirely made by our own design.” “We don’t want your mirror,” the east responded. “We love our mirror, it has done everything for us!" Upon hearing this response, the west was in an uproar. “Of course they like the vile mirror! They are vile themselves, it’s what they like to see!” “No neighbor of us will have a mirror so vile and cursed! If they don’t want to take it down then shall we." They stormed the east and obliterated everyone in their way. There was heavy resistance but having to face an enemy immortal and rich, it was all to no avail. The west reached the mirror and took a glance. To their surprise, they didn’t see devils but angels inside. Regardless of that they broke the mirror and rejoiced! “Now we will put our mirror and grateful they will be!”. God liked his new mirror, he looked inside every day! But the urge to look in the locked away mirror never faded away. One day the urge became too strong and so again he took a glance. Now the monster’s reflection was gone! But instead, God saw no reflection at all.