The Parable About Dao and the Enlightened I-Don'T-Care-Man

Once, a wise man, not enlightened and not an I-Don’t-Care-Man, came through the woods, thinking of the meaning of life. Suddenly, a Very-Scary-Black-Forest-Merde* appeared on the path. - I'll eat you, wise man! – It said. And the wise man, not enlightened and not an I-Don’t-Care-Man, burst out crying and ran off. A lesson: Don't come into the woods, if you’re scared of merde. Once, a wise man, enlightened but not an I-Don’t-Care-Man, came through the woods, thinking of the meaning of life. Suddenly, a Very-Scary-Black-Forest-Merde appeared on the path. - I'll eat you, wise man! – It said. - No, I'll eat you! – the wise man, enlightened but not an I-Don’t-Care-Man, said and ate it. A lesson: The good defeated the evil but the evil tastes kind of weird. Once, a wise man, not enlightened but an I-Don’t-Care-Man, came through the woods, thinking of the meaning of life. Suddenly, a Very-Scary-Black-Forest-Merde appeared on the path. - I'll eat you, wise man! – It said. - I don’t care, - the wise man, not enlightened but an I-Don’t-Care-Man, said and kicked the Very-Scary-Black-Forest-Merde out of the path. A lesson: The good defeated the evil again but where does that stink come from? Once, a wise man, enlightened and an I-Don’t-Care-Man, came through the woods, thinking of the meaning of life. Suddenly, a Very-Scary-Black-Forest-Merde appeared on the path. - I'll eat you, wise man! – It said. The wise man, enlightened and an I-Don’t-Care-Man, continued on his way in silence. And the Very-Scary-Black-Forest-Merde burst out crying, ran off the woods and ever-never came back because merde loves talking to wise men. A lesson: Thinking of the meaning of life, don’t condescend to talk to merde. * Herein, the French word “merde” is used for censorship reasons. Translation from Russian of a well-known parable by an anonymous author, which concerns the principles of on-line discussion. Hoping, soupers like it)