He could've went on with his life, searching for means of escaping the dread, for one true goal worthy of pursuing. But there was no point. The grand meaning of life, the reason for existence, was an unsolvable mystery. We run towards the inevitable, trying to forget the wall that’s awaiting us in the end. No matter what we want, there’s no hurdling over that wall.
The happiness is not seeing it – or ignoring it. But the Man couldn’t help but see it from the early age, when you never bother with such questions. He saw, and he understood. Once you see the end that awaits you, everything in the middle – between now and then – feels like a prolonged wait for the nonexistent.
The age is not a number, but a condition. And the Man – even if he was only a boy – felt the weight of reality. You never doubt the truth – you just know it’s what it is.
So, his hands went down. His gaze darkened. His aspirations – dead without ever being born. Life is a game. A game always has to end. The only difference is the number of points you’ve collected. But what are the points if not an illusion of fulfilment?
They say, what happened next is a tragedy. A young soul lost without ever tasting the richness of life. For some, a tragedy indeed. For him – a liberation. We all escape this anyway; he just took the shortcut.
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