Quote: "..this question burns like an unquenchable flame in its mind, inflicting a searing pain that does not diminish until the creature lapses into a final lethargy that zookeepers recognize as an irreversible rejection of life."
Comment: According to the narrator's theory combined with Ishmael's theory, we are all being lied to and being held captive. I ran the words through my head as I continued through the reading. We are the captives of the economy, captives of others thoughts on us, and captives of the life long goal of success. This produces a never ending cycle that one can become lost in without the outside knowledge of someone wiser. As the greater public uses all their efforts to be able to climb out of this economic low, we somehow still have the time to think about how others view us. So most think, "Oh, well once I have enough money I can buy this house." Maybe it's not a house. Maybe it's a car, there is no difference. So after this large purchase many find that these luxuries are rather expensive. The cycle continues. And still we are told, "If you work hard in life you will achieve." But achieve what? Most see achieving by how others view you. "He has a nice house, he must have a really good job." But we don't have to worry! We are smarter than the tiger, we don't just pace around in circles asking, "Why, why, why?"
Question: Will mankind ever see that by "striving for excellence" we are really just making it harder to do so?
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