A colossal dumbass has just insisted that contrary to popular belief, everything will be all right eventually. As he puts it, “Things may not seem ideal right now, but tomorrow is a new day that is full of new and exciting possibilities”. Or so he says. In reality, every new day so far has spawned a new hell to endure. Society may be collapsing, the world may be burning, and he may be balding at an alarming rate, but he still insists that he and indeed all of us will be fine. These are bold claims, particularly as they were made mere minutes after losing his entire life savings to the classic online prince scam. ‘Everything happens for a reason,’ he replied, annoyingly.
Though every bad thing continues to pile on top of each other, he remains steadfast in his belief that everything works out in the end. Despite his definite claims, his reasoning was anything but. Highlighting the fact that life can only get so bad before it gets good, he completely ignores two things. One; it can always stay exactly the same. We may be trapped in a nightmare loop from which there is no escape. Two; maybe death? Is death worse? One would hope so.
As his teeth fall off in real-time, he further reveals that the quality of his life has only ever taken downturns thus far, but for whatever reason, he does not think this trend will continue any further. Why? He shrugs and says he’s a dreamer. Many people question whether that is a good thing. It is not. He is suffering from delusion. He has an open wound in his skull which he refuses to fix because he believes these sorts of things heal themselves.
The world around him may be crumbling, but he thinks that is only temporary. With climate change, diseases, war, and general disasters, it is hardly a time to be grateful to be alive. Though, in fairness to him, has there ever been a good time to be alive?
As we stand a short distance away from his currently on-fire car, he mused that this present situation was the perfect example of what he meant. It is very true that his car is currently a dangerous object. But eventually, the fire will go out after it is done fully ravaging his vehicle. Then it will no longer be a dangerous object. It will only be a crispy reminder of marginally better days.
There are some who begrudgingly agree that his level of optimism could help in getting through difficult times. Given that most times are difficult times, that is saddeningly handy. Those same people, however, just wish he would once in a while shut the hell up.
The Ipe Collection 