Pandora’s Box

In Greek Mythology, Pandora was the first woman ever created by Hephaestus under the watch of Zeus. Pandora is translated as “gift” or “all endowed”. And that is what the gods gave her. Lots of gifts such as beauty and intellect. But they also gave her curiosity.

One day, the gods decided to test her curiosity. As the allegory goes, Pandora was given a box and was instructed to never open it. Of course, she eventually does, and to her surprise, all the plagues and terrible creatures of the world escape. When Pandora tries to close the box it is too late.

It’s a story of why bad things happen. But it is fiction. And we can tell ourselves all sorts of stories of why this stuff happens but in the end, we tell the ones that help us cope.