Hundun

Published on 13th March, 2022, in Mid-day. Hundun gave food to two beings, one who came from the north and the other who came from the south. Grateful, the two decided to help Hundun. Hundun had no eyes, nose, ears or mouth. He did not have the seven holes to appreciate the world around. So the two decided to bore seven holes into him. But when they did this, Hundun died. Instead of enjoying Hundun’s kindness and appreciating Hundun for who he was, the two were burdened by their own notions of hospitality and generosity. They gave Hundun what they felt Hundun needed even though ..