Ara lost her way at the fork before the gallery entrance. Jin and Ara stood there with a district worker, then placed an arrow where it could be seen when people had to choose a direction. We can step away from where we make a sign and look at the place where a first-time visitor needs it.
A modern interpretation for this story
A question to take with you
Can people see my directions when they have to decide which way to go?
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About the source and this adaptation
The Babylonian Talmud, Makkot 10a:24–10b:1, discusses preparing routes to cities of refuge. Eliezer ben Ya’akov says that the word ‘refuge’ marked crossroads so that someone who had killed unintentionally could find the route. Rav Kahana connects the road preparation to Deuteronomy 19:3. The wisdom line paraphrases the reason for placing a sign at the crossroads in 10b:1. The local gallery, district worker, and directional sign are modern fiction created with AI assistance.
