hourglass

“Just another day of work,” says Henry as he wakes up to follow his same-old daily routine. Henry’s life had been exactly the same for the past ten years. He wakes up, goes to work, and comes home. There’s just no excitement. But for some reason, Henry has never tried to change it. It seemed to others that he enjoyed being bored. Others at work have tried to tell him that he needs to change his ways, to tell him that it’s unhealthy to literally live the same day over and over again. But he’s always been too stubborn to listen; however, his fellow workers kept trying to convince him. They even tried to bring some excitement to him. They put on a fake burglary to try to get him scared, they stole his computer when he went to the bathroom to try to get him mad, they gave him a fake lotto ticket to try to make him happy… but nothing worked. It was still the same straight face that it’s always been. Ethisto, God of excitement, had heard about Henry. He was disgusted at the lack of energy and happiness that Henry displayed. He had heard about the things that the workers had tried to do to excite Henry, and he applauded them. But Ethisto knew that those things wouldn’t be enough. He had to take care of it himself. Ethisto travelled to Henry's house and waited for him to arrive home. At exactly 4:00 p.m., same as every day, Henry walked through the door. Anyone with their head on straight would have, at least, been a little nervous when they came home and found that there was a god sitting on their couch. But no, not Henry; it didn’t even faze him. Ethisto had to make the first move. “Henry, I have come here to help you,” said Ethisto. “Help me with what? I don’t need help,” said Henry in complete monotone. “You need help; you’re wasting away your life.” “What do you mean? My life is fine. I’ve got plenty of time to live,” said Henry, still showing no emotion. “No, that’s the thing, life doesn’t last forever.” Right then, at that moment, Henry realized that what he had been told as a young boy was wrong. He was told that life never ends, that he wouldn’t die. It was like a light switch in his brain had flicked on, he realized he only had a certain amount of time to make life worth living. “So, time just runs out…like an hour glass?” With that being said, Ethisto had already left, his job was done. And from that day on, Henry quit his job and fulfilled something he actually liked, he met up with his family from years ago, he even began to go to the bar at night, and actually meet some people. His life had become admirable to others his age. And he loved it, he actually enjoyed the excitement. So from that day on, he lives with no fear and no regrets.
 * Hourglass **