Jan 03, 2005 05:51 PM
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(Updated Jan 03, 2005 05:52 PM)
The missing piece sat alone waiting for someone to come along and take it somewhere.
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Some fit?but could not roll. Others could roll? but did not fit.
One didn?t know a thing about fitting.
And another didn?t know a thing about anything.
Some looked too closely.
Others rolled right by without noticing.
The missing piece tried to make itself more attractive, but it didn?t help. It tried being flashy, but that just frightened away the shy ones.
And then one day, one came along who looked different.
Missing Piece (MP): Who are you?
Reply: I am the Big O (BO)
MP: I think you are the one I have been waiting for, maybe I am your missing piece.
BO: But I am not missing a piece. There is no place you would fit.
MP: That is too bad. I was hoping that perhaps I could roll with you...
BO: You cannot roll with me, but perhaps you can roll by yourself.
MP: By myself? A missing piece cannot roll by itself.
BO: Have you ever tried?
MP: But I have sharp corners. I am not shaped for rolling.
BO: Corners wear off and shapes change. Anyhow, I must say good-bye. Perhaps we will meet again?
And away it rolled. The missing piece was alone again. For a long time it just sat there.
Then? slowly? it lifted itself up? flopped over? began to move forward... and soon its edges began to wear off? its shape began to change? and then it was bumping instead of flopping? and then it was bouncing instead of bumping? and then it was rolling instead of bouncing?and then? it was rolling!
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The ?Missing piece meets the big O? is a story about someone-in-search-of-a-relationship.
A story about an appealing notion.
A story that says when you are complete by your own, you don't look for a supplement from your relationship.
A story that says when you are content; unfulfilled expectations wont disappoint you.
A story that says you can get rid of the myth of romantic love - there is a designated person in the world, perfectly tailored for you. So free yourself from all those illusion of falling IN love and suffering of falling OUT of love.
A story that says its not always easy to find another Big O? so just be happy the way you are.
A story about the fact that 2 missing pieces will not perfectly match with each other; our efforts make it work.
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The book is full of simplistic line drawings. Drawings that make you wonder how an artist is able to create such expressive characters out of such simple basic circle shapes.
Call it a children's book or an adult self-help book; this is the journey of a character becoming a ''whole'' person... independently being able to ''roll'' by yourself.
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The BIG Q: Can?t we all be complete by ourselves?
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