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Overmind the Great Speaks His Mind
"Why is he so calm lately?" "He seems so peaceful." "Inner peace is a treasure." "Why is he so god-damned professional?" "What a trooper he is." "He's taking the stress well lately." "You're the most patient man I know!"
For those of you who care (and I'm not one of them), the reason why I am so "peaceful" is because of acceptance. Acceptance is the key word on this earth (that's 'Earth-Done' for those of you who are not keeping up). I have fully accepted the cards that were dealt to me -- the circumstances, truths, potentials, injustices, status, and ability. And that's a good thing. There are things beyond our control. You see people get distressed and excited over things that really don't mean a whole lot in the grand scheme. In fact, I'm not buying into the notion of a grand scheme of things. For those of you who wish to continue to "fight the good fight", I wish you the best of luck. You all have my support, as always. But there is no "fight". It's all a mental prison society creates. To use a baseball analogy (and hopefully I don't alienate certain readers), I'm pitching my innings and then hitting the showers. The Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is a great place to visit on a tour, not a place to devote your life to be enshrined in. I'm not pushing this philosophy on you, my fellow Tashman workers. You may have any philosophy you'd like -- you do anyway. I can't convince you otherwise, so why try? But the next time you see me staying cool with CEO, Ramalani, Arse, and Captain Fascist getting up in my face, or when a teleporter breaks when I need to get a demo done in 5 minutes, or when there are mass layoffs -- you'll realize that seeing my actions is believing. All thoughts, feelings, concepts, conditions, and actions come and go. If you’re still attached to these notions after all of this time, you’d better start realizing it pretty soon. When we were kids, grown-ups, Hollywood, and TV fed us one of the biggest lies of all time -- “nothing is impossible”. Well, I believe that it’s important for people to understand that even if you try your hardest, there is still no guarantee that things will work out. If you have suffered and been through the ringer, there is no contract that gives you a reward at the end. I’m not saying to lose all ambition. I’m telling you that don’t crash or feel bad when what you have planned doesn’t work out. Try to make the best out of your current situation. Set a few reasonable goals for yourself; keep that glimmer of hope alive that one day things will get better. Just don’t bank on it. And for those of you who wonder how I can still exist feeling this way, living in the rat-race all of this time? I don’t exist. I’m a fictional character.
MAY 13, 2002
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