Some days I feel like becoming a pure comedian would make more sense because most of the serious stuff people try to do doesn't really matter.
In the end, we all die. And are forgotten.
Business Doesn't Matter
You could do awesome stuff for your business but one day it will go out of business. Unless it's Ford, but only Henry Ford really matters at Ford and he's dead. Everything changes. One day we won't have cars and Ford won't matter.
You Might Be Wrong About The Afterlife
And if you believe in the afterlife, well, a lot of you are probably wrong about religion, because several of the major ones completely disagree on major points. So you might end up somewhere you don't want to be. Or if you're right, well you're still dead, so what mattered of what you did when you were alive? Maybe you brought more people to Jesus, but if you did that it's only because of God's power and plan so what you did didn't really matter. If you feel Holy Spirit impelled to do that, awesome! But it's not you, it's God.
You don't really matter, in the long run.
So why are people so serious about Mondays? Why do people care so much about the next promotion or the taxes or who's elected?
Politics Doesn't Matter
Whatever freaking president is in power had to compromise so much to get there that he's controlled by all the same forces that were already in control- and even the guys with lots of money and power can't do whatever they want- they have to keep the money or make more money or make the saudis happy or whatever it is they have to do- they're not any more free than the detroit auto worker is.
Rich People Aren't Happier
And most of those guys who get money are so driven that all they enjoy is getting more money. if they drive a BMW or a maserati it's pride or it's because they are uncomfortable in anything else- they aren't extra comfortable in it- their standards are higher-
So if you are meeting your standards you're as happy as they guy with higher standards meeting his standards. and you're still going to die. so what is the point?
Laughing is fun. Laughing makes sense. Me telling you the truth makes sense.
Lying For Money Is Stupid
Me lying because some guy is paying me to lie so that I can earn the money to have an HDTV and watch TV at home (when I'm not at work doing what they guy with the money tells me to do)- that doesn't make sense.
Q: What do you do for a living?
A: I lie and create lies and spread lies so that we can make money so I can go home and eat pie and watch TV.
Q: Really? You're still going to die. That's just stupid.
A: You're so negative!
Q: Yeah, lying isn't negative. You're so positive.
A: I've got to go. Something is on TV.
Q: Make sure you TIVO your death, you might miss it.
