Tell me Life

TELL ME LIFE

-Tell me Life, what else you have for me?-Life didn’t hear anything being busy looking up in the sky. He asked again- What else is out there for me? Laugh?! Sorrow?! Excitement?! Loneliness?! What is it?-Life still didn’t reply, still looking up.
-Cause Life-he continued- I smiled, and I sang, and I yield, and I ran, and I walked, and I danced, and I traveled, and I fell, and I swam, and I cry, and I drank….I did it all…, I’m telling you, I did it all!- he looked to the side. Life was wearing sunglasses as usual and he couldn’t see through the dark glasses if Life’s eyes were open or close.
- Seriously what else do you have?! There were ups and downs. I hit and I got hit. I loved and I was loved. I loved without being loved. I was loved without loving back. I hurt and I was hurt. What else is left?! There was joy. There were uppercuts, missed opportunities, missed happiness, missed sadness…You know what I mean? I tried to be good, and I was……and bad I was….-Silence... He pushed Life by the shoulder who was still lost in the sky.
- What is it? Is it going to rain or it will be sunny? Even if it’s snowing I don’t care.
Life finally turned around. They were sitting at the top of the International Finance Center, an 88 store building in the middle of the city. Life took off the sunglasses, looked him in the eyes and smiled without saying anything.
He continued: You know Life, I’m asking you ‘cause I’m afraid I ran out of feelings. I don’t get excited anymore. When I travel, when I gain friends, when I lose friends…when I kiss... I just don’t. Have I lost myself leaving peace by peace through the time? Have I become someone else gaining peace by peace through the time? Please, tell me what’s left because I am tired of old stuff! Is it death?- Life was still smiling.- I think it’s death and I hope it’s not bad…cause I know what bad is…
Life stood up by the edge and looked down. At this time of the day the streets were packed. It was the busy hours…..
- Come on let’s jump! You ask too much.- finally said Life.
He stood up slowly and looked also down at the traffic.
- Wow…it’s…it’s freaking high man!! But I’ve seen it. I was here before. Remember? It was four years ago when I was going to jump and then I got scared.
-It will be fine, trust me!
He wanted to trust but it wasn’t that easy. He wanted to have his eyes closed but they were wide open. Then he looked up in the sky, then down again….looked back at Life…spread his hands and…. jumped………..
-It is going to be sunny-y-y!- Life yield after him.
…On the 68-th floor two man in dark suites were about to shake hands over an acquisition deal. They have made millions by selling and buying digits. He waived at their boring faces while falling down.

-So, this is it.- he thought. He had flown before but never in the middle of the city among buildings and streets. Never with so much adrenalin pumping through his veins. The perspective of the surroundings that he had at this moment was incredible. He never imagined that it will be so exciting to fly among the concrete walls above the hectic traffic and the busy pedestrians in the middle of the rush hour.
– So there is always something left, something new...That’s….that’s really wonderful! - he thought……. A few stories further he opened his parachute…….

It was going to be a sunny October Friday and later on people were going to talk at their dinner tables how they saw someone crazy jumping from the top of the Finance Center and getting arrested. Life thought about that still standing by the edge.
- Arrested?! He wouldn’t like that…but I’m sure it was worthed…-and jumped right after him.