Eshu the Trickster and the Two Friends (Yoruba)
Eshu, the divine messenger and trickster, once walked between two farmers who were best friends, wearing a hat that was red on one side and white on the other. The two friends saw him from opposite fields and later argued about the color of the passerby's hat, each insisting on what they had seen. Their argument escalated until they drew weapons against each other. Only then did Eshu reveal himself, explaining that he was teaching them that truth has many sides and that human perception is limited. As the god of crossroads, chance, and communication, Eshu taught the Yoruba that ambiguity is pa