[She echoes his last word thoughtfully to herself for a moment. Was it helpful? Humans always did find it fascinating, her ability to follow the logical cause and effect of all things. The butterfly flapped its wings, and a thunderstorm struck down a withered old tree, destroying a cottage. Such was the inevitability of nature, and yet all was easily seen if one only followed the shifting air currents. Similarly, a choice that a human made was imprinted upon the very particles that comprised their existence.
To see the rivulets of the future was a simple thing. To disrupt that stream and intentionally redirect its flow down a desired path - that was much harder, and yet, in truth, it was the only reason anyone wanted her fortunes.]
Sometimes, I fear the harm can offset the good. A fortune is a tricky thing. In one sense, it is the simplest truth possible: all consequences stem from their cause. Yet most fear the consequence while the wise would do well to tend to the cause. In another sense, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Those who wait until the reality occurs before their eyes will inevitably blame the fortune. But causality is not imperceivable. It is only that many refuse to see it.
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[She echoes his last word thoughtfully to herself for a moment. Was it helpful? Humans always did find it fascinating, her ability to follow the logical cause and effect of all things. The butterfly flapped its wings, and a thunderstorm struck down a withered old tree, destroying a cottage. Such was the inevitability of nature, and yet all was easily seen if one only followed the shifting air currents. Similarly, a choice that a human made was imprinted upon the very particles that comprised their existence.
To see the rivulets of the future was a simple thing. To disrupt that stream and intentionally redirect its flow down a desired path - that was much harder, and yet, in truth, it was the only reason anyone wanted her fortunes.]
Sometimes, I fear the harm can offset the good. A fortune is a tricky thing. In one sense, it is the simplest truth possible: all consequences stem from their cause. Yet most fear the consequence while the wise would do well to tend to the cause. In another sense, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Those who wait until the reality occurs before their eyes will inevitably blame the fortune. But causality is not imperceivable. It is only that many refuse to see it.