So lets pretend...

Amidst the normal waking moments of a typical Sunday morning, Joseph awoke; not only hearing the planes roaring in, but a peculiar sound echoing in his periphery. Bombs! Blasting to either side, he slide underneath his sheets only to be dislodged from such hiding as such hiding places proved to be inadequate in the face of the oncoming threat, He had been warned. A few of his friends had; after stealing some drinks from the "adult tent" at the latest applefest, come to believe that the world was not all that one could perceive it to be. They described these events as mysterious. The reality confronting them now was one engulfed in cosmic symbolism. It's not everyday that one is confronted with the true nature of his being. It is rare these days that anyone is expected to acknowledge that such a nature exists. Preoccupations have hence removed the common human being from debating matters of existence. Our existence has truly been left to the apple-minded. Joseph represents many things as each individual must represent a part of himself. It is no longer acceptable to simply be oneself. One's alignment with a larger group is necessary to enable acceptance into a capitalistic society; largely ignorant of the value derived from individual contribution; yet so dependent. So, let
s pretend...