“What is the purpose of everything in existence?”

Paul Ratner
Aug 28, 2017 · 1 min read

“What is the purpose of everything in existence?” asked the one-legged frog of the three-legged frog.

“Brother,” said the multi-legged creature and smiled, “the purpose is legs.”

“But why is life so unfair? Do I have half or even one third a purpose?” cried the distraught one-legger.

The other frog just laughed. “No, dear brother, you are mistaken. You are a thousand times lucky. The harder your path, the more time you spent with the Lord.”

“He likes cripples?” asked the doubting frog.

“My god, man, what do you want me to say? Yes, you are completely screwed,” cried out the irate three-legger and hopped off.

“That’s exactly what I thought,” happily concluded the remaining frog, finally content.

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Paul Ratner

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writer at Big Think, poet, filmmaker, world creator, and most of all — dad

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