Mandelbulb3d Animation: Beyond Enlightenment

On a lighter side of enlightenment:

Once upon a time a guy named Steve decided to become spiritually enlightened, so he quit his day-job, sold all of his worldly belongings and deleted all of his social media accounts, and joined a local monastery to begin a new life as a novice monk.

On the very first day of his novicehood, Steve and his fellow novices were assigned to a wise old master who led them on a field trip into the nearby city. After a somewhat long and grueling trek of several hours, they came upon a hot dog stand. Being quite hungry at this point, Steve stopped at the stand, handed the vendor a ten dollar bill and said “Please make me one with everything” whereupon the vendor pocketed the bill and handed Steve a large hot dog piled high with assorted condiments. Pausing a brief second, Steve then asked “Hey, where’s my change?” The hot dog vendor looked at Steve and said, “Change must come from within.” Not wanting to make a big scene on his first day, Steve just let it go.

Once Steve and the other novices had satisfied their hunger, their wise master resumed the trek, marching them along until they arrived at a small airport. The master then guided them to a small plane and ushered them all in. Once everyone was inside, the plane took off and soon was flying high over the city.

Shortly, the master gave each novice a parachute and announced “Today’s lesson is about the power of your personal faith and commitment to enlightenment. When I tap your shoulder, you will jump out of this plane and parachute back to the temple below. If by any chance something should go wrong, just say ‘Buddha oh Buddha’ as loud as you can and you will be saved.”

One by one, the novices obediently jumped from the plane, making a beautiful sight as their robes rippled through the air. When Steve’s turn came, he jumped as directed but was so scared that he forgot how to pull his rip cord. As he plummeted to Earth, he remembered his master’s words and shouted “Buddha oh Buddha!!!” at the top of his lungs and a giant hand came out of the sky and grabbed him and began to gently lower him to the ground.

“Oh thank God!” Steve exclaimed, and the hand disappeared.

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Mandelbulb3d Animation: Beyond Enlightenment — 5 Comments

  1. I am very impressed with your animation and fractal skills and would like to use 12 seconds of your work for the intro of a music clip I am creating.

    • Sorry for the delayed response. Sure, no problem regarding the usage. Just send me a link to the finished product so I can enjoy your work. Best regard, Truman.

      • Hi Truman. Beautiful work! I’ve been searching for “toddler-friendly” fractal videos like “Valleys of the Balls” seen on youtube. I would like to use “Valleys of the Balls” and others for a youtube channel I am planning on launching in a month or so.

        Are you on any freelance sites where I could purchase videos like this from you, with royalty rights automatically done properly?

        If not, may I suggest fiverr.com as a great venue for you?

        Thank you!

        Thanks!

  2. Hello Truman
    Really like this video; that is why I want to ask for permission to use it with my music?
    I want to import it in iMovie and cut – stretch it to fit two of my songs. If I upload it anywhere; of course I will write your name on the video and mine for the music.
    Sincerely yours
    Rudi

    • Sorry for the late reply. Yes, permission granted if you note the appropriate credit on the video. Best regards, Truman