Why do sages speaks in riddles and parables? IMHO, it’s because verbal communication is an imperfect medium.
(You gotta twist up words to untwist existence.)
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In my opinion, parables function like metaphors and allow the sage or prophet to speak of complex themes using language and concepts his audience understands. Riddles, not so much.
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Well, at the risk of being the obnoxious semantic technician, the right riddle IMHO can encourage a mind to go through the work required to personally realize something, like a zen koan. But who knows? 🙂
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Nah I’d say it’s the way existence works—we’re both speaking of the same thing but it would be boring if we phrased it the same way. 😉
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Kent Wayne 
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