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bleak summit
'You know I always played by the rules.
But there weren't any rules!
How could you do that?!
Is that your idea of a joke???'
That's what I would say, and also,
'Have you no heart, oh great one?'
"SO WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE DONE?"
Replies the great one (in my imagination).
A dumb rubber silence fills the air and stays there until we all die of suffocation.
Whilst dying, in my head I'm thinking,
'That's hardly fair, great one.
The tabula rasa was of a very limited size and dimension.
I've been standing on the edge staring into nothing for thirty years now,
Longing for an extension, and,
- If nothing else then for the sake of my pride -
I'm just not prepared to continue this conversation.'
The great one smirks.
I turn my back on him.
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Hi Oliver.
This was an interesting one. Reminds me of those many chats people have with God, when their lives seem trapped in an eternal spiral of suffering; when faith is to be questioned etc. It brings back the adage "the good die young" and it could be considered that "the blessed are those who suffer most".
If we removed societal rules and protocols from the equation and thought back to the simplest and earliest times of Man, we could indeed wonder whether there really were any rules of life at all, not to mention find cause to question whether those of religious institutions, societies and governments are "right" or essential to live by.
The directions we take, our reactions to the actions of others (and our initial actions when faced with problems and scenarios), also the choices we make, can influence us greatly as we wander our chosen path(s) in life.
This is an interesting one. Perhaps your intended message is different to that of my interpretation, but either way it made for good reading. I enjoyed this.
Best wishes,
Stuart |
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