An Unquiet Mind

Jim was cooking up some franks and patties at a barbecue. He was wearing one of those KISS THE CHEF aprons and whistling along with the music on radio. Around him people were having fun and he was having fun looking at them. Unfortunately, the longer he looked at the people, the more patterns his brain began to form.

The first pattern was that most people were joined into couples. That was slightly sad, as Jim was currently single. But, he thought, some of these people were alone.

Jim focused on a girl. She was tall and beautiful, her eyes alive and full of joy. Jim knew her and she was a proud single, much like himself. However, she was good looking, sociable, and cheerful. She would not have a problem finding somebody. Which was the opposite what Jim could say about himself.

That made him sad, because the pattern forming in his mind was now the following: everyone either had somebody, or could easily have somebody. Except for Jim. He was disgusting and he would die alone.

This moment of self-loathing led him to self-destruction. Thinking “look how gross I am,” he let out a very loud burp.

Posted by: Paweł Kowaluk