A Dangerous Mind: A Parable

Synopsis

A Dangerous Mind is a modern parable about a young traveler who leaves home with one question: How do you sharpen your mind without losing your heart? On his journey, he meets a series of symbolic figures—the Strategist on the Tower, the Mirror-Maker, the Cartographer of Fears, the Collector of Masks, the Gardener of Anger, and others—each revealing a piece of the architecture of character. Through quiet lessons, gentle metaphors, and moments of moral tension, the traveler learns how clarity can become cruelty, how power can slip into pride, and how sharp intelligence can tilt toward harm when untethered from conscience. Yet the story is not about avoiding danger. It is about choosing the right kind of danger: the danger of truth, conscience, responsibility, and courage. Written in simple language with deeper layers beneath, A Dangerous Mind speaks to young readers discovering themselves and to adults remembering who they once hoped to become. It is a fable about intelligence, integrity, and the quiet choices that shape who we are.