I met a victim named Myrtle (הֲדַסָּה‎), and I offered her my ardent advocacy. However, instead of anchoring her hope to ardent advocacy, Myrtle opted to exercise her agency. She used her agency to gain mastery over those who hated her, and she coordinated a campaign to kill and destroy those who sought to kill and destroy her people (for her people had been targeted for annihilation …not ‘mere slavery’ [her words not mine], but annihilation!).

Myrtle’s people gathered in their cities throughout all the provinces to lay hands on those who sought their harm. And no one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all peoples. All the officials of the provinces and the satraps and the governors and the royal agents also helped Myrtle’s people. And the armies of Myrtle struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.

Myrtle was a victim of sex-trafficking and tyranny (there’s no getting around it). But Myrtle was not interested in wallowing in victimhood. Instead, Myrtle decided to coordinate the killing of 75,000+ of her enemies. And every March ever thereafter Myrtle’s people were to gather to commemorate this moment with feasting and gladness and gift-giving.

And Myrtle’s people firmly obligated themselves and their offspring and all who joined them, that without fail they would wholeheartedly observe this holiday at the time appointed every year, and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, in every clan, province, and city, and that these days (a.k.a. Purim) should never fall into disuse, nor should the commemoration of these days cease among their descendants.

Queen Myrtle, the daughter of Abihail, gave full written authority, confirming Purim as a Grade A+, All-in, Wholesale HOLIDAY! Letters were sent to all the 127 provinces, in words of peace and truth, that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Queen Myrtle obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring. The command of Myrtle confirmed these practices of Purim, and it was recorded in writing.