Spirit Cleansing

Once there was a wise traveller who came across a waterfall deep in the forest, and there, he saw a man standing under the waterfall, scrubbing and scrubbing frantically at his skin, even though it was nearly red raw already.

The traveller called out to the man, "What are you doing?"

The man explained that he had been in a terrible place where terrible things had happened to him, and he was trying to wash all that away so he could be clean and at peace again.

The traveller told the man that water cannot accomplish this alone but offered him a new suggestion.

"There is a magical plant that grows right there, on the banks of the river. You scrub yourself with that, and you will find your spirit will begin to shine again, and you'll get clean beyond your skin."