Advantages of the Perspectival Mind – Part II
Can these men be our heroes?
And what of Mr. Ulcer? The contrast from which we drew such humor is ultimately absent in reality: that which we found so funny was that which we made entirely up. Men like that don’t really work at Ritter’s. The fire in that man never mingles with ice cream. That man’s hopes and dreams and will are focused on his job; his job is likely that one job which can give him focus.
And what of our computer nerd? The moment we can understand his distance to reality is the moment when he is closest to it. He now yearns for a real triumph. Mouse clicks become stock ticks and now there’s no option to spawn. Winning is still winning but here the score counts.
And last, what of our dinosaur? The man whose idols are now stone can stand on something hard. The tradition from which he hails is the richest. Those pillars for which he begs to see again are those from which we all began. His gaze to the past yields the giants that one day will stand even taller. They will be the shadows out from which we will hope to see the sun.