Brian rented in an upscale artist community, but he was not commercially viable as an artist, so he served tables. In one of the new age stores that littered the area he listened while the shop attendant tapped a Tibetan prayer bowl available for purchase in his price range. It sounded nice and he almost bought it, but then he couldn’t see himself meditating to that stuff and fifty bucks was fifty bucks.
Although Brian didn’t know what happened from the time the bus hit him to the time his heart began beating again, he felt changed. Tourist-trap spirituality with its bowls, crystals and satanic supernaturalism no longer interested him. He hungered for the real thing.
Denise offers the word “bowl” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories. This is a continuation of Alternative – Six Sentence Story. Next: Center – Six Sentence Story
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A finely-tuned appetite. Well done Frank!
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Thank you, Mary!
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Mary…
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Very nice, Frank. All of those alternative spirituality things seem to be gaining popularity, but I’m with you on this one. 🙂
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Thank you, Susan! They seem like a distraction from what’s really going on.
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This is a very good story, Frank.
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Thank you, Robbie!
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Nicely written!
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Thank you, Laura!
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He hungered for the real thing – I thought getting hit by the bus was also metaphorical, it takes something like that often to wake up to the truth. Wonderful 6 sentence story!!
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Being hit by the bus could be viewed metaphorically. Good point. Thank you, Pragalbha!
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Who knew Brien’s browsing the new age store was a portent of a transition far exceeding the scope of any crystal or orb or Tibetan prayer bowl.
Good Six, Frank!
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I wasn’t sure where it was going to go either, but your choice of the word “bowl” gave me the idea. Thank you, Denise!
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A near-death experience gifted Brian with a new perspective on life. Great Six, Frank.
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It did. Thank you, Chris!
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Seems like he was already considering his paths, and then along came that bus.
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That bus knocked some sense into him. Thank you!
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Well done
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Thank you!
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Wow! Excellent take on the prompt, Frank.
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Thank you, Eugenia!
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My hope is he finds what he is looking for.
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I think Brian is finally on the right path. We used to have a cat named “Kiki” like the one in your story.
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Love this! Its wake up calls like this guy’s accident that makes some drop the game and God works in them to draw them to the Gospel
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God is working. Brian may have got his act together finally. Thank you, Jim!
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🙂👍
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The real thing is incomparable.
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It is incomparable. Worth hungering for. Thank you, Cassa!
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Some accidents are meant to happen. A great take Frank.
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Thank you, Keith!
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No better place for an existential reassessment that at Death’s door. Am I right?
(Wouldn’t mind hearing more about the adventures and journey of your Brian, and what happens next)
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There is nothing like death to smack one around. I hope there will be more about Brian as well. Thank you, Clark!
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That bus really has done Brian a favour – wakened him up to life.
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He did receive a favor he wasn’t hoping for. Thank you, Jenne!
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I love wandering into shops that sell these types of items, and also love to listen to the stories of how these items connect to the supernatural, even though I am pretty skeptical that there actually is any connection. They make for great stories though, and as a fantasy writer, I like a good supernatural story.
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I’ve been in those stores as well. Brian is going to have to go beyond what is sold there. Thank you, Nicole!
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The Life (and near Death) of Brian.
Monty Python strikes again.
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Thank you!
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I think a lot of us might be searching for something ‘else’ and aren’t happy with where we’re looking. I’d like to share Brian’s enlightenment… as long as it doesn’t mean getting hit by a bus! Nice story, Frank.
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I don’t think one needs to be hit by a bus to get that enlightenment. Thank you, Michael!
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There’s only one true power, and we both know who that is! Well done, Frank.
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Yes, Jesus is the one true power. Thank you, Mark!
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Excellent take.
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Thank you, Indira!
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