One day he saw a god wandering toward him.

How is it you can walk in any direction?
asked the god.

There was a time long ago when I, too, walked in circles,
the god replied.
Then I saw a young god dozing in an open field.
I surrounded her.
Ever since I have walked where I please.

The god who walked in circles threw his arms
around the wandering god.

Thank you for the freedom you have given me, he said,
as he walked off toward the horizon,
leaving the wandering god circling behind him.

And that is how one god's embrace can be another god's prison.