Daydream Believer

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A story or soliloquy if you will.

I’m so down. Down and out. Going nowhere. Nine to five slavery: well more like eight to six. Got to rebel! Got to destroy the establishment. Must be an Extremist Terrorist.

But I need a cause. Freedom for the working class doesn’t cut it. That’s old hat. Hasn’t worked for Communist Russia has it? Nah.

Religion! MMM. Well the Asian religions are no good for me. All “karma” and “Ying and Yang”. Chinese philosophy is too…philosophical! World religions are all Mother Nature, Sun and Moon.

Judaism looks good. One true God and an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. But you have to be a Jew! Can’t do. Christianity is even worse! Turn the other cheek for … sake. I need a Klingon religion or something. That’s fiction.

Islam! Ah! Yes. One great God Allah. Most Muslims want peace but what about those who don’t? Yeh. Jihad! Planes smashing into skyscrapers. Martyrs! Not Christian-style Martyrs lying down in front of lions. Oh no. Martyrs who become heroes by strapping on bombs and making the enemy go BOOM! Cool. I’ll join up now.

Time has flown. I know The Koran now. What a great ancient text. Yet this is one of the younger religions too. Sure, the Bible has its nasty parts but those are long ignored. These Extremist Muslim dudes have kept all the traditions of aggression and being a warrior. Jihad! For Allah! And they keep women in their place! Starve them of education. Kidnap those school girls.

I am ready myself. I will be a Martyr. A hero. And when I blow up our enemy, and myself, I will fall into Allah’s arms. My Reward will be Heaven! Oh such bliss!

Whoah. Stop daydreaming Paul. Nice effort, but surely no real person would be stupid enough to think like this. Wake up man.

Paul Butters