Today we ask our readers to contemplate the space between the fraudulent and real, where what we know intersects with the unknown. Mentalist Max Maven passed away this week after five decades of contribution to the art of magic. When asked if what he does is real, he replied: “If a person thinks that everything I’m doing is exactly what appears to be, then they’re wrong. On the other hand, if the person watching me assumes everything I do is fabricated and fraudulent, they are also wrong. Because what I’m doing is something in the middle.” Which leads the late performer to conclude, “…knowing is a good thing, but so is not-knowing…because a life without mystery is not worth living”. In keeping with this philosophy, we turn to the story of The Turtle and the Shark, and leave you to ponder how much truth is woven into the fabric of this folktale. There is a line drawn between reality and old stories of magic and mystery. It may be our invitation to the unknown to reveal itself to us that makes it suddenly real, however briefly. Even turtles and sharks can dance together somewhere. (CM)
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