Saturday, November 25, 2006

Fiction: F-ed up

"I'm so f-ed up."
"Yes, you are."
"Look mate, you're here to help, not pull me down even more"
"Well, the fact is you have been f-ed up for a long time. I can't even remember when you weren't"
"So what do you propose?"
"I propose you stop thinking. It seemed to work for a while, remember?"
"It did, didn't it?"
"Well, you say it did. No proof though"
"Ok, ok"
"What else?"
"What else, what?"
"To help me, you know"
"Look, from what I see you are beyond lost. You are at this crossroads between everywhere and nowhere. This total vacuum of existence."
"Look Mr. Philosophy 101... practical help dude"
"Ok, ok. Practical. Leave your job and go to some island and have fun"
"Yeah, yeah"
"Well, you are reasonably successful. You have done tons of things, but you are not getting closer to your objectives, which were unrealistic in the first place"
"I see"
"Stop seeing man. Just go for it. Whatever It is. And stop the Renaissance man act"
"What do you mean?"
"You know what? You are really an arrogant bastard. You pretend you are not arrogant, but are so, so arrogant. You are in your own strange pedestal and keep reminding the rest of us 'mortals' that you are only after 'perfection' or almost"
"What a pile of shit"
"Oh now, is it? First of all, stop pretending you are normal. You are not. You will never be normal. You are way above the average and you now it. Even your personal life isn't that bad, but you keep pretending it's not good enough. It's not good enough, because you don't want it to be. It can't be or your life would be as close to perfection as it can probably ever be. You see, you would be stuck. Not much more to aim at. Sure you could aim at more money, another cute job, the woman of your life, but in general it would be evolutionary, not a step change and you love step changes"
"Ok, so what if all you've just said is true. What do I do?"
"Live life. Don't think too much. Don't think too little. Just enjoy the good moments you have and don't bring your 'incredible life stories' that show that you are inadequate and life isn't so great after all. It is great, at least for bastards like you. Oh and ignore any advice you are given"
"I will probably will, but this one doesn't seem bad"
"It doesn't, does it?"
"Well, I have to go, but thanks. You are a good friend although you pretend you are prick"
"Ah, you're welcome"

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