Adventure
The world truly is beautiful. Indeed it is. Even when confronting all of the hurt and destruction we as humans have acted upon each other, the world is still a beautiful place. Even when the rush and routine of every single day becomes a dismal blur of repetitiveness that drains the soul and spirit out of living, the world is beautiful.
The man sits in his office, as he always does this early in the morning. He may go for lunch early, try something new, or maybe he will just continue his day as the norm calls. He wasn’t always this unhappy. No. As a child he was free, running around all hours of the day, making up stories in his head that weren’t really there, trying to be the one who finally discovers something new, something groundbreaking. Frequently he wonders where his younger self would be now had he not settled down and abandoned his active spirits. Oh how he wonders, and oh how he wants.
The man won’t say it, but he longs for a chance to prove himself. To run out into the wilds, armed with only the things on his back, his only knowledge that which is in his head. He yearns for a chance to explore the unknown, dive into depths no one has before, to rediscover the part of himself that longed for adventure.
The man manages a small cough, adjusts his glasses, takes notice about how beautiful the flowers on his desk look today, and silently decides he will try someplace new for lunch today.
That is the alternate ending of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. XD hahahaha
ReplyDeleteIn all seriousness, your scenario was very relatable and all too common. You can improve this piece with a little more of his dreams: specific things he wants to do and maybe show the man he could have been.