Two recent philosophy graduates..

2 recent philosophy graduates, John and Andy, embarked on a cross-country journey to better understand the meaning of life.

They took with them their best friend, Bill, who was a college drop-out and a former drug addict who's now sober and helping his dad's business.

John and Andy thought bringing Bill along would be helpful for his personal growth and Bill agreed to tag along.

During the trip, John and Andy always made interpretations out of everything they saw interesting.

When they saw kids lying under the bridge, they talked about poverty.

When they saw kids ordering many plates of expensive desserts, they talked about gluttony.

When they saw wild dogs running, they talked about freedom.

When they saw dogs being walked by their owners, they talked about captivity.

All the while, Bill only observed and stayed quiet, occasionally playing with his phone.

After walking dozens of miles, they reached a mountainous region where they decided to camp for the night.

They built a tent, reflected on their journey so far and when the hours were getting late, they went to sleep.

In the middle of the night, Bill suddenly woke up, and he woke John and Andy up as well.

"Look up, tell me what you see", asked Bill.

Both John and Andy were immediately amazed at what they saw; beautiful formations of uncountable stars in the sky.

They started telling each other and Bill about their very own interpretations out of this scenery.

After delivering their deep, long, elaborated speeches, they then asked Bill his thinking, upon which Bill replied:

"this means.... our tent has been stolen"

 

Morale of the story:

Sometimes the harder you think, well, the harder life gets.

 

Note:

English is not my first language, so apology if there were mistakes in grammars/ structures