yes - when things look darkest - as they sometimes do - I think about how bleak they could be if I were a robot incapable of feeling or any type of sensation at all- if I were a character like DC comic creation the "Red Tornado" I would likely be a very unhappy person indeed - Mind you capable of fantastic feats of weather warping and of course 'tornado' abilities, but still a robot and as a robot I would have no h'human' feelings - no sorrow - no pain - no anguish - wait a second - back up here ... hmmm I think I may have totally missed the point here. On second thought I want to be a robot ! Yes! Yes indeed-do! A robot would be perfect for me and in fact a super powered robot would be even better - just think of the fun and frolic I could have zipping across the sky and spinning like a top- whenever I felt like a tattoo I could simply pick up a can o' spraypaint from the hardware store and voila! A new design on my steel alloyed shell - who could ask for anything more - no more pesky feelings to get in my way - no need to sleep - or eat (except for the occational can of motor oil that is)I am reminded of an old Chinese proverb I remember hearing in my youth that goes like this:
"...no mountain is unclimbable... no height unattainable... for him who wills
himself weightless."
I remember hearing that this Chinese man died quite young - slipping from an ice cliff and plummeting to his death on the icy rocks below.
Ironic?
perhaps it was...
A fitting death?
it certainly was...
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