I am currently reading
World War Z
Y-the last Man
Beyond Illusion and Doubt-a book i grabbed from a Hare Krishna
you see there are these Hare Krishna's on campus, they have gotten better about being transparent. Iskon is an evangelical sect of hinduism. Anyways. You'll walking around anywhere in Tucson. Suddenly a little Indian guy will walk up to you and put a book in your hand saying that the book is free. Now i don't ever refuse free stuff, but here is what happens. They tell you its free, but they ask for a nominal donation, I never have cash on me..its the debit age. Usually, one party asks for monetary compensation in exchange for goods then that means its not free. This time one of them came up to me and he had a British accent. He did his routine and as always he snatches the book out of my hand when I don't have cash. 2 days later the same guy comes up, puts the book in my hand and is like its free, i with the book in my hand take 3 steps back and yell "oh its free thanks!", he starts to say the donation bit, but i go "I know, i know", but then he lets me have it. Saying "will you read it", I tell him yes and go on my way.
So far reading the book, it doesn't sit well with my philosophy. There are holes in its logic, but because I started reading the book, i went and looked up the wikipedia article on the Bhagavad Gita, the source document for the book and I have to say the plot line is pretty cool.
In fact I would say the whole plot line of Wind Waker(and thus Twilight Princess) is based on the Bhagavad Gita, which might explain the appearance of the fairies.
more on question 2 later