19 oct. 2009

The storyteller

How hard is it to invent a story? The context? You’re meeting old friends and you don’t want to tell them…your life sucks…you are stuck just as much as the next person in the usual day-to-day routine, your love life is as boring as next fellow’s, no amorous escapades and the job doesn’t bring as much satisfaction as you would like.
So, since by now everyone is familiar with lies, and the fact that everybody lies, you decide to re-invent your life. Most people, thinking about this, would say that it’s easy, that the lie you are about to tell is the fantasy life you’ve been planning when you have nothing to do. Right? So you don’t tell them that your schedule sheet is blank, you tell them you have plenty to do. For example, running in the park where btw you met an incredibly beautiful girl that you swept of her feet by telling her she didn’t need to exercise and that she reminded you of your ex which is painful because you are so romantic and the bitch cheated and then she takes you back to her place for an afternoon treat. That kind of story telling. Even though this sounds like penthouse forum.
But what if the storyteller isn’t satisfied with just telling that story? So, he decides to embellish it as much as he can, within the limits of reality. So he decides to tell them that he called the girl and she agreed to go out with him since she had such a great time the other day. Would that story become the new fantasy life? And if so, would the story teller want that life for real? And if he realized that the invented life is possible and that it could be more than fantasy, would he pursue it? What would happen then? Would he be happy since his original life story wasn’t enough for him to tell? Probably not. Because even though most beautiful girls are gullible and most of them had issues with former boyfriends therefore are easily impressed by stories about the ex, they wouldn’t look at guys in need of gym practice and runs in the park. Or if they did look, it wasn’t for afternoon delights.
Morality comes to mind, since morality is highly linked to religion, and there are a few capital sins involved like lies and coveting.
Is it a sin to dream? Do the sins that we imagine count as the real sins?

ps. this story does NOT depict in any way real persons or events of real life...they only exist in my imagination..also called the twilight zone...

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