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Fool'sParadise

byIsaacBashevisSinger


Introduction--Whatisparadiselike?Wouldpeoplelivehappilyinparadise?Atzeldreamstoliveinparadiseandbecomesill.Tothegriefofhisparents,heiswillingtodie.WhydoesAtzelwanttogotoparadisesomuch?Willhisillnessbecured?Pleasereadthefollowingcautionarytalemagicallytoldbythe1978NobelPrizewinnerinliterature.


Somewhere,sometime,therelivedarichmanwhosenamewasKadish.HehadanonlysonwhowascalledAtzel.OnthehouseholdofKadishtherelivedadistantrelative,anorphangirl,calledAksah.Atzelwasatallboywithblackhairandblackeyes.Aksahhadblueeyesandgoldenhair.Bothwereaboutthesameage.Aschildren,theyatetogether,studiedtogether,playedtogether.Itwastakenforgrantedthatwhentheygrewuptheywouldmarry.

Butwhentheyhadgrownup,Atzelsuddenlybecameill.Itwasasicknessnoonehadeverheardofbefore:Atzelimaginedthathewasdead.

Howdidsuchanideacometohim?Itseemshehadhadanoldnursewhoconstantlytoldstoriesaboutparadise.Shehadtoldhimthatinparadiseitwasnotnecessarytoworkortostudy.Inparadiseoneatethemeatofwildoxenandthefleshofwhales;onedrankthewinethattheLordreservedforthejust;onesleptlateintotheday;andonehadnoduties.

Atzelwaslazybynature.Hehatedtogetupearlyandtostudy.Heknewthatonedayhewouldhavetotakeoverhisfather'sbusinessandhedidnotwantto.

Sincetheonlywaytogettoparadisewastodie,hehadmadeuphismindtodojustthatasquicklyaspossible.Hethoughtaboutitsomuchthatsoonhebegantoimaginethathewasdead.

Ofcoursehisparentsbecameterriblyworried.Aksahcriedinsecret.ThefamilydideverythingpossibletotrytoconvinceAtzelthathewasalive,butherefusedtobelievethem.Hewouldsay,"Whydon'tyouburyme?YouseethatIamdead.BecauseofyouIcannotgettoparadise."


ManydoctorswerecalledintoexamineAtzel,andalltriedtoconvincetheboythathewasalive.Theypointedoutthathewastalkingandeating.ButbeforelongAtzelbegantoeatless,andherarelyspoke.Hisfamilyfearedthathewoulddie.


Indespair,Kadishwenttoconsultagreatspecialist,celebratedforhisknowledgeandwisdom.HisnamewasDr.Yoetz.AfterlisteningtoadescriptionofAtzel'sillness,hesaidtoKadish,"Ipr