The Union of Opposites. ®. (In English)

 

The Union of Opposites. ®.

Microstory. 

Magical realism. Mystic fantasy.

Author: Jorge Ofitas.

The learned man, middle-aged, waited with a copy of "The Mutations" in his hands, ready for the most important date of his life. When she arrived, smiling, she held an identical copy. A premonition, a mirror. Their eyes met above the books, and in the silence that settled between them, the woman asked a question that changed everything.

"Are you willing to make the sacrifice we must to be granted the wisdom of 'The Mutations' as a couple?"

The man didn't hesitate. The café's music seemed to fade, making way for a melody only they could hear. He stood up, offered her his hand, and invited her to dance. She accepted, and in the center of the room, amidst tables and discreet glances, their dance began. It was not a dance of learned steps, but of the deepest improvisation. Their bodies moved, separated, and came together again in a rhythm that seemed a choreography of life itself, with its encounters, partings, and the certainty that every step, every movement, was a mutation of their souls.

The music became audible again, and the dance ended. They looked at each other, their hands still intertwined. He, breathless and light-hearted, looked into her eyes and said, "Yes, my love, I am ready for the sacrifice."

She smiled. The two embraced. It was not a common hug, but a silent pact, a total surrender. In that moment, the world they knew dissolved in a sigh, and an intense light enveloped them. When the flash faded, they were not the same people. He, now in her body, was Yin. She, in his body, was Yang. They looked at each other with astonishment, finally recognizing the soul of the other in a body that was alien to them.

The Tao was not a character, nor a place. It was the embrace that transformed them, the path that united them, and the balance that now reigned in their souls, beyond their bodies. It was the mutation itself, the truth hidden in the blank pages. The sacrifice had been fulfilled and true love had been manifested: the union of opposites.

Empathy is not chaos, 

it is not cosmos, 

it is Tao. 

The union of opposites.

FIN

Author Microstory: Jorge Ofitas. 

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