Yes, it’s a reference to The Karate Kid. I like the image of doing one thing with one hand, and doing another with the other. It’s just that I am absolutely fascinated these days with the bare beginnings of the Bible. You have a forest of sorts. A magical forest. Who knows, perhaps there were even unicorns. You have a few specifically named trees. The tree of life. That has no distinct limitations attached to it. Then you have the tree of the knowledge. Of good and
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