The Guy enters. His Uncertain Future follows.
THE GUY
I've been thinking.
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
About what?
THE GUY
Lots of things.
I feel... I don't know.
I feel...
completely possible right now.
Like everything's an option.
Like there isn't anything outside the realm of possibility.
Like...
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Like...?
THE GUY
I don't know. Words sort of fail me.
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Ah. I see.
There's a pause where words fail them both.
You know those days. Where there's so much to be said, but no way to say it without sounding cheesy or self-important. And it's just good to stand there and take that feeling in.
So they do. They stand there a bit and just take the feeling in.
THE GUY
This is like cookies.
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Huh?
THE GUY
Like freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Right out of the oven.
The Uncertain Future look puzzled in The Guy's general direction.
THE GUY (cont.)
This isn't the best play yet.
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
No.
THE GUY
That sucks.
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Why?
THE GUY
Because they should all be great.
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Why?
Life never is.
Always great.
Somtimes it's just ordinary.
Like today.
The Guy considers this. He agrees. He appreciates the fact that no matter how much you want to turn your life into something wonderful, there are parts of it that are just...
life.
And that's good. It makes the beautiful stuff better.
Because if every day were like freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, they wouldn't taste so great in the end.
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3 comments:
i really like this metaphor.
Yeah...words aren't really needed in this comment, but my skin can't tell you that it just got that warm feeling without 'em.
...but it's the crappy things that allow you to take stock and appreciate the wonderful things...they give you that perspective you wouldn't have had otherwise!! Remember...we're never presented with anything more than we can handle!!
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