The Stranger Who Had No Shadow

A traveler arrived in a sunlit city with no shadow at all. People feared him until he explained that his shadow had left after he confronted every fear that once held him. “A shadow,” he said, “is simply the shape of what we have yet to understand.” Some envied him; others sought his wisdom. In the end, his presence taught the city that courage is not the absence of fear but the gentle mastery over it.