Conditional Reality

Woodgrain Soapstone kept insects in a terrarium. He spent hours watching the bugs and grew to appreciate their single-minded approach to life. They each had an ability and a task that meshed perfectly, and they seldom wavered in bringing those tasks to fruition. In the evenings Woodgrain did yoga poses of his own devising which mostly mimicked insects. His physical exertions liberated the ghosts of insects from the hidden crevices and corners of his house. The ghosts floated to the terrarium, where the living insects paused and waved their antennae in the air. They were often frantic for several seconds.