"Righteous Selfpity" Another one of those typical spam mail messages he got dozens of nearly every day. He contemplated the title and how it applied to his current state of mind and thought it apt. He leaned back, took a swig of coke from his glass and tapped his desk a few times. Some days you just wonder why we bother with it all.
This was one of those moments that he pondered the state of the world. Do we make it too hard for ourselves to succeed? We have fabricated this entire universe of things that dont truly matter, and for what? Happiness? At first glance you would think so. But then when you dig deeper you find layers and layers of bizarre rituals and constructs that just dont make sense. Religion, territory, love... These things dont make us happy... do they... perhaps... who knows....
He got up from his desk, grimacing because of the pins and needles he had from sitting in an awkward position for so long... Once again he pondered why he was even here... Sure he needed money to live.... but what about the peasants of the 13th century he saw on an SBS documentary the other day.... They had survived. They had tilled the soil and grown their crop... They had traded cows and sheep for grain and milk.. They had no need for money.... All they needed was the soil and their hands...
He slowly took of his tie and placed it on his chair... and started to walk toward the door..
'Dave'.
'huh? what?' he answered the sulky looking receptionist. 'Where are you going Dave?'
He pondered this question for a brief moment. He wasnt sure where he was going but there was one thing that was certain.
'Not here.' He replied and walked out.
Dave walked out of his office job that day. He stared at his car for a second... then took the keys out of his pocket and dropped them on the ground. He started walking toward the ocean.
To be continued....