The man sat at his desk and, with a sigh of despair, pulled the resignation form toward him and started to fill it out. His pen ran out of ink, so he got up and to get a fresh one. Suddenly, he heard giggling behind him. He turned to see the back of a blond haired little girl, whose face he could not see, wearing a light blue dress, running out of his office while tearing the form and laughing.
It was too late to get a fresh form, so the man left his office, stopped for a purchase and drove home. He walked into his shabby apartment, and reaching into the pocket of his wrinkled overcoat, he withdrew the bottle. Despite the pain, despite the doctors' warnings, he believed the contents of this bottle to be his best friend.
He went into his bedroom to deposit his overcoat when once again he heard giggling. He strode into the living room to see the back of a little boy clad in a red tee shirt and brown corduroy pants, running out of the apartment. He held the bottle over head and dropped it on the sidewalk, smashing it into countless pieces.
Totally confused and angered, the man grabbed his car keys and, storming out, started to drive out of town. He knew where the hills were, and he knew where the sharp turn was. Soon it would all be over. No more rejections, no more loneliness, no more broken dreams, no more blind alleys.
When the car reached 70 miles an hour, the motor suddenly died.
He reached down to turn the ignition back on, only to discover that the keys were no longer there.
"I'm sorry, sir, I can't let you do this, it would be too great a loss to too many people."
He was shocked to see a young man sitting in the passenger seat.
This mysterious guest wore a dark blue suit, which framed a uniquely styled red tie. His sandy brown hair was neatly combed, and his blue eyes seemed to shine with an electric type of challenge.
The car slowly rolled to a stop. The unexpected visitor opened the car door and got out, but not before he looked back with a glaring intensity and said, "Please, Sir, rebuild, don't regret; discover, don't despair; reach for the sky, don't die!" He then walked into the mist and disappeared... Continue
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