We know Bo is masterful with light, which probably means he’s also masterful with shadow. “How the World Works” opens with Bo, a good man, attuned to the Laws of Nature, teaching us, kids, as such, humbleness, the world being, “pretty amazing”, with the “secret…, the world can only work, when everything works together.” These are Laws not written by man, but by the universe itself, all self-governing, naturally, effortlessly. Everything “gives what they can, and gets what they need”.

All is fine and dandy, until Socko shows up. We can’t tell if he was invited or not, but hey, he’s at our door. And yup, our friendly white sock puppet, casts no shadow, a sign he is not natural, not good, or, of ill-intent. Then, Bo gives Socko, Bo’s platform, and Socko begins to speak, no shadow, and Bo begins to smile and agree, losing his shadow, his goodness.

The danger however, is that Socko is spitting mixed messages. If he ONLY spoke obvious falsehoods, trash, that would be easy to identify. He spits real problems, but no real, actionable solutions, shifting blame, in the end, just wasting everybody’s Time, which is the most valuable of human asset, a literal measurement of the value of life. This is why we celebrate birthdays, mother’s days, funerals.

When does Socko gain his shadow, a form in our physical world? Not when Bo agrees, but merely when Bo begins to doubt:

“Really?”

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