Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a man called Robert Random. Robert was an everyday kind of guy, with a job in a factory, two nice dogs, a wife, one son and a car. He never anticipated his future because society had assured him 'All would be fine'. He rarely questioned the meaning of life, instead focusing more on soap operas, magazines and the occasional party. Oh yes, Robert's was a simple life until a sleepy truck driver (who also happened to be called Robert) took a wrong turn, smashing into Robert's car, throwing he and his dear wife out the front windscreen, on to the road and into the abyss. Robert and his family were now TANGOED.
It took 6 weeks for Robert to regain consciousness, only to be informed by the insensitive nurse that his wife was now maggot lunch. Moments later, Doctor Patel showed a deranged Robert why he would NEVER walk again. Where was he? what happened? who is that old man across from me?. Could this really happen to someone like me?!!
Robert just got a serious blast of realism. Robert met destiny. Robert was now struggling to survive, lied to by society, spat on by faith, dumped like a diseased dog, betrayed by his own denial of how dark existence will become, he sits in the bed, saliva dripping from the corner of his lips, wondering over and over and over -why?
Robert had forgotten that life, REAL LIFE will always brings a person to its knees. Securities like money, education and family are all waves, coming and going, fading, cold, salty. Now he sits in his hard hospital chair, smelly, dirty, fat and mentally deranged. He thinks about the days ahead and how darker they will be than now. He wants out, but there is no OUT, only IN. He craves help of any kind, but the only assistance he gets are more Prozac and Lithium from a doctor who hates himself. He will die soon, just like you...
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Today, I will remind myself not to believe in happiness. I will not smile, laugh or even breath joy or optimism. I will eat enough to get me through the day, hoping above all else that I die before those I love. Today, I will accept that it only gets worse from here. That fear has control over me. That I am Zero.
JFK - HOW UNFAIR IS THAT?
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
JULY 8TH - YOUR DAILY PHILOSOPHY REFLECTION - IT ONLY GETS WORSE FROM HERE
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