Here is a story I wrote. Any criticism (even small) is welcome. Let me know what you think it means as well, if you would like. Essentially, any feedback is encouraged.

The Son Learns of the Snake
Once there was a man. He had an urge to go out and see what else there was. And his father told him to be brave. And so, he went out and saw that there was good and bad to be found. And he saw that there was that which was like himself to be found. And, therefore, he knew good and bad within himself. He was incredibly ashamed of the bad he had done, for his father had warned him of the exact dangers which befell him. Snake after snake he pursued, believing they would be of use, and they had sapped his health, and his father had warned him firstly of the snake. Thus was he ashamed.
When he had a Son, whom he was happy for and cared for very much, he was happy to see himself in his Son. And yet he knew of the snakes within himself as well. And so, he warned his Son to never be tempted by the snake, whose poison might seek to kill. And so, the Son first knew of the snake.

The Son Encounters a Creature with Many Snakes
The Son began to grow up, and one day, he went out and saw a porcupine. He saw the quills and felt afraid, for they were snakes with pointed fangs. But he also felt inspired, as he knew how his father conquered snakes and all things that knew death. And yet he clouded his vision and said, “this is clearly a furry pet, and I would like to pet it.” And so, he did and felt the small snake pierce him. And the Son knew it injected its poison in him, and that he would die.
And the Son knew that he could not tell the man, his father, for he knew how his father conquered snakes and all things that knew death. So, when he returned home and his father said, “Why does a snake cling to your hand,” the Son responded, “A great beast lied to me and said it was furry, and the same then flung its spine at me. This is no snake.”

The Father Clouds His Vision and His Descendants’
And so the father remembered his failures as if they were snakes, and he remembered his fear at the sight of himself in his Son. And he clouded his vision and realized his Son was not the same as he, for this was a quill from a “porcupine” which must clearly throw its spines. For although these spines clearly show the snake (and his Son knew more of the dangers of snakes since they had studied them together), his Son was too far away from the creature to have seen the danger.
And so, his father told his brothers to stay away from porcupines as they throw their quills. So, when his brothers saw a porcupine, they were greatly afraid as they knew of the deadly flying spines. And so when they encountered other snakes, they then imagined that an excess of caution be necessary, and they were too afraid to learn the Truth about the quills. And so were their children.

The Son Becomes the Man and Instructs the Son of Man
But soon the Son became the Man. And unto him was the Son of Man. And the Man knew that shame had caused himself to lie. So, the Man told the Son of Man that the porcupine threw his deadly quills, and it is therefore good to avoid it for fear of the quills, and that this was his highest commandment. And also that he should never be ashamed if he tries to act righteously and fails (as the Man knew this was his greatest snake).

The Son of Man Encounters a Porcupine
Then the Son of Man began to grow, and He went out to be brave as His fathers had and saw a porcupine. And He said unto it, “I should feel afraid, and yet I feel compelled to encounter you.” And so He encountered the porcupine, and it did not throw its quill at Him. And the Son of Man then reasoned that the quills were not sharp, as they were not thrown, and those two were both part of the meaningless rule that the Man had given him.
And He clouded His vision, and said “this is clearly a furry pet, and I would like to pet it.” And so, the Son of Man pet the creature, and He knew the quill was sharp, and it left a mark. Thus, He feared that the quills might be thrown as well and ran quickly away from the creature. And He knew damnation awaited, for it was forbidden to approach a porcupine. And telling His father could only cause more harm through disappointment.

The Father of the Son of Man Forgives the Greatest Sin
And so, He hid the mark with a sleeve. And when he returned home, the father knew what the sleeve meant. And he asked, “What is there, on your hand?” And the Son was afraid and said, “It is my sleeve, father.” And the Man remembered how afraid he was that his Son might be as him. And then He remembered that his greatest snake was shame, and his heart quaked with trembling when he realized his Son was ashamed before him, just the same as he had been unto his father. And he told the Son of Man, “Whatever you harbor under your sleeve, I absolve your punishment. For the Truth will give you life, and shame will make you deny life.”
And the Son of Man, trembling, asked, “Even if the highest commandment is broken?” And His father replied, “Even then, I will absolve your punishment and then be even more pleased with You.” And then the Man learned of the True nature of the porcupine, which he had discovered but was too afraid to realize. And then the Son of Man knew He was safe to try to see as clearly as possible. And He questioned that which puzzled Him. And He learned morsels of Truth from His queries. And He trudged through every setback with His father’s eyes shining on Him.

The Son of Man Spreads Truth and Courage
And the Son of Man became as a master of snakes, such that setbacks did not define His actions, and His miracles did. And when He told His cousins (who had been descended from those who ran away from porcupines) that shame was a more evil foe than even porcupines, they started to make sense of the evil lineage that had been passed to them. And this was a miracle.
And they encountered all porcupines they saw and discovered the truth about their quills that their Sons might not make the same mistakes.