I could have started this blog with “a wise man once said …”.
However, I shall not, for two obvious reasons; one, I never use ‘wise’ and ‘man’
in one sentence (to avoid gender bias). Second, I do not claim to be a wise
person, because what I am going to say next, is said by me.
“Humans are like plastic bags”.
This is the pause for your awkward silence waiting for me to
explain after I finish the sip of drink I (purposely) took after saying this. While
some of my friends slap their forehead in dismay, some of them are eagerly
waiting for their cheap entertainment for the evening.
Plastic bags, are most often manufactured for a purpose in
mind. The original purpose could be as broad as carry stuff, to as narrow as to
freeze stuff in a refrigerator. Some of
these get used for the original purpose that was meant to be, while other are
put into improvisational uses. Most of
them get used once for the original purpose, and then are immediately re-purposed
for something else.
The unfortunate part is that you never know how you are
going to be re-purposed, you could end up carrying some lunch or you could end up
lining a trash-can.
However, the ones that do not find a purpose, end up being
toxic waste.
This is another pause for you to reanalyze my first sentence
and the last two sentences. (If you were paying attention to my rant).
Humans, often find themselves in situations of being
re-purposed. Some find themselves in trash-can liner situations, while others
may be wrapping glorious branded items. But what is the final purpose of all
human life? – end up being toxic waste? This is a mystery indeed. However, I
like to believe, maybe, the purpose of human life is to continuously find new
ways to recycle and re-purpose. The day
when we stop finding new ways to do so, all our lives will be toxic waste
waiting for the apocalypse.
Now, that I have refreshed, and re-purposed myself for a
short time. I shall sign-off and get back to my original purpose, which I am
getting paid for.
Until next time, keep recycling…
