Aleatory Tales

Sometimes, even geniuses have their crises and blockages. That was what he hearing recently, time after time. He heard it from friends, family and even the therapist, that professional paid to solve his problems wanted him to be content with the fact that it is normal to have problems. It was impossible to accept such a thing. An acclaimed stylist like Cardie should be different. After all, he knew that creativity flowed naturally in his mind. Some people wanted to make money or having a good life. He just wanted to create, it was in its essence. How could anyone get to that point? Cardie always thought that her fellow stylists sometimes made excuses for not doing a good work or even not doing any work at all. Now, he was in the same situation. His advice for occasions like this has always been: work harder and harder, and if it goes wrong, work harder until it works. Lately, it was taking too long to work. Maybe, he really needed a break. Whenever he took a vacation, he went to places...

  - Please have a sit. Before anything else, let me explain that the requirements for the position are many. The company is extremely demanding with its employees. - I understand, that’s exactly why I’m here in this chair. - Do you speak Spanish? - I do. - Everyone speaks Spanish nowadays! What about Aramaic? Do you speak it? - Of course not! Who speaks Aramaic? - Few professionals. That is why they are so valued. Tell me a little about your qualities. - I have more than 20 years of experience in the market. - Impressive. - It’s just that I started early… - Impressive that in more than 20 years, your greatest achievement have been to remain in the market for more than 20 years. Any hobby? - I don’t have time for this, I live for work. - Oh really? - Yes, my focous is always on work. You can see that I have spent my entire career in a single company and I am very proud of that. - Um… Curious. - True, I see many people who do not establish anywhere, I am different. - Curious to be pr...

You probably already know the story of the magic lamp and the three wishes. Also, you probably have already said that if it happened to you, your first order would be to have infinite orders. What few people know is that it really happened to someone. It started in an ancient Eastern city. A merchant called Nidala was returning home after a hard day of work in the market. He could hardly imagine that the biggest bargain of his life was so close. When remembering a negotiation that hadn’t worked out as well as he wanted, Nidala kicked a rock in reaction to his own thinking. To his surprise, it was not a stone. Yes, just as you thought it was a magic lamp. Of course, he still didn’t know that at the moment. Magic lamps do not come with a label. Nidala looked at the lamp and thought that there was another good product for her trade. All he had to do was to give a good shine and… Yes, the great genie of the magic lamp appeared and said that, from now on, Nidala would be entitled to three w...

He had been on the road for days. He was exhausted, but certainly not more than his horse. It was pretty clear, he would have to camp and rest for a day or two. He couldn’t afford to lose his mount. In a place so far from everything, it would be impossible to even steal someone’s stables. He had never heard of a village nearby. The only thing that was said to exist in that region was the reason for his quest, the legendary magic sword. An object like no other that was able to decide the direction of the history of Japan. And there, in the far corners of the country, was a young samurai motivated to relive the glory days of that weapon. He was always dedicated, as dedicated as many apprentices in the village where he grew up. Everyone knew that training hard was the secret to achieving perfection in the art of the sword. His upper hand was that in addition to discipline he also questioned the world more than most of his friends. For him, it was not only important how much he trained, bu...