Sunday, 23 July 2017

What Does Existential Mean?

It’s not that the Cave is an unpleasant place.  The Cave itself is fine.  It would be nice to have one comfortable chair, but besides that, it’s okay.  There’s nothing wrong with the Cave; it’s what I do (or don’t do) in the Cave that’s the problem.

 I do enough housekeeping to keep the Cave tidy and vermin free, and. of course, I have to feed myself.  The rest of the time I am sitting or lying, and reading, or napping, or looking at  TV/YouTube, or playing video games, or getting high.  I don’t do anything productive.

There are things I could do.    I could complete the collection of short stories.   It’s just about finished already.  The “Battle of the Bugs” diorama is ready for assembly.  But I haven’t the motivation, nor the inclination, to work at these projects.

I’d like to, but I don’t want to.   I don’t know if it’s an aspect  of the aging process, or if it is only further evidence of the deterioration of my addled mind.  There is this constant feeling of futility that  follows me like a foul odor.


Every time I try to stir myself into action, the questions come up:
  So what?  Who cares?  What difference will it make?

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