Being the only boy in the litter of 5, he was expected to entertain the twins Bite of Eighty Three and Bite of Eighty Seven while his older sisters Deathpact and It Doesn't Matter sat in their own little corner to chat and gossip. He didn't really mind seeing as the twins were typically receptive to his stories. Today he decided to teach them something he learned while going around and helping others.
"Do you know why sometimes I go around offering help to other kin whenever I get the opportunity?
That's because it is said that the effort of the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Whenever two kin help each other to achieve a common goal, it's like it's not just the effort of the two kin that is being exerted to do a thing, but there is something more, something in excess of what those kin can do if they were exerting their efforts separately.
Smoldering Ember sees the familiar vexed expression that Bite of Eighty Seven makes when she's about to express her annoyance at something that's too hard for her to understand. Before she can say anything, he decides to pivot.
"Think of it like every kin is a burning branch. Eventually, the fire will go out because of wind or because of rain or because the wood is already too burnt. But when one burning branch touches another, it's not just the fire of the one that is going out that is rejuvenated--the fires on both burning branches burn anew because they touched each other. And when they separate, they are both stronger than they would have been had they never touched.
Basically, the lesson here is when we have the opportunity and capacity to help someone in need, it is a natural obligation for us to reach out and offer to help because our efforts are better--more effective together--than what it would be had we not helped. And that somehow, in some way, our act of helping out will be better for us in ways that we may or may not ever know."
The twins look to each other as Smoldering Ember finishes his little lecture and proceed to giggle at his earnest attempt to explain his own logic.