From e0b1c2737397839ff5ba8c129d31baf6f97805fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:10:17 -0700 Subject: Finish linking Elegy, Hezekiah; Rename files --- 98-hez-problems.txt | 65 ----------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 65 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 98-hez-problems.txt (limited to '98-hez-problems.txt') diff --git a/98-hez-problems.txt b/98-hez-problems.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d4a1f1c..0000000 --- a/98-hez-problems.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: 'Problems' -project: 'Book of Hezekiah' -project-order: 6 -project-prev: 'movingsideways.html' -project-next: 'likingthings.html' -genre: 'prose' -... - -The problem with people is this: we cannot be happy. No matter how hard -or easy we try, it is not to be. It seems sometimes that, just as the -dog was made for jumping in mud and sniffing out foxholes and having a -good time all around, man was made for sadness, loneliness and -heartache. - -Being the observant and judgmental people they are, people have for a -long time tried to figure out why they aren't happy. Some say it's -because we're obviously doing something wrong. Some say it's because we -think too much. Some insist that it's because other people have more -stuff than we do. These people don't have a clue any more than any of -the rest of us. At least I don't think they do, and that's good enough -for me.[^1] I think that the reason why people are unhappy (and this is -a personal opinion) is that they realize on some level (for some it's a -pretty shallow level, others it's way down there next to their love for -women's stockings[^2]) that there is no background to put themselves -against, no "[big picture][]" to get painted into. This makes sense, because -on one level, the level of everyday life, the level of *observation*, -there is always a background---look in a pair of binoculars sometime. But -on another level, that of ... shit, wait. There are no other levels.[^3] - -What's more, people try to explain how to get happy again (although it's -doubtful they were ever happy in the first place---people are very good at -fooling). Some say standing or [sitting in a building][] with a lot of other -unhappy people helps. Some say that you can't stop there; you also need -to sing with those other unhappy people about how unhappy you are, and -how you wish someone would come along and help you out, I guess by -giving you money or something. I say all you really need to be happy is -a good stiff drink.[^4] - -In any case, people have for some reason or another, and to some end or -another, always been unhappy. And people have always tried to figure out -ways to be less unhappy---one of the most important things to people -everywhere is called "the pursuit of happiness." I think that calling it -a pursuit makes people feel more like dogs, who are the most happy -beings most people can think of. By pursuing happiness, they're like a -dog pursuing a possum or a bone on a fishing rod: two activities that -sound like a lot of fun to most people. I think most people wish they -were dogs. - -[big picture]: ronaldmcdonald.html -[sitting in a buiding]: feedingtheraven.html - - -[^1]: This seems to be an attempt on Hezzy's part to set an example for - mankind. It should be noted that he is an alcoholic, and not in any - shape to be an example to anyone. - -[^2]: It is thought that only the leg coverings of the female sex are - here referenced - -[^3]: You have hereby found the super special secret cheat code room. - Yes, this is just like Super Mario Brothers---you can skip right to - the end. Go and face the final boss already! - -[^4]: See footnote, above -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81