Why Superman Never Came Back

            In writing this I am disregarding one of my closest friends’ advice. God help me for this… If you read through this then please do not be surprised at the bitter thread of reasoning. It is to be expected… Besides, I am pessimist. I am allowed to be a cynic and sarcastic for no reason!

Is there something wrong with this world that we live in? No correct that... There is definitely something wrong with this world that we live in. There's no more any doubt about that. But the question that I should be asking at this stage in my life is whether we should do something about correcting the anomalies that we see everyday or should we continue to turn a blind eye just like everybody else. Would it be that which a Superman would do?

Somehow the smart ones of this world have managed to survive. How have they done that? I am sure they do it by turning a blind eye to all things that they'd call too-much-info-to-deal-with, and letting things continue as they are. In fact, the only time the average man gets off his ass to do something is when what is impending threatens some privilege of his.  But isn't that perverse? Shouldn't all thinking men and women revolt at this kind of....? I don't even have words to describe that. I wonder what do I call it. Is it sloth? Selfishness? Is it a mere callous attitude that no matter what is right or wrong or what should be. Let it be... I just want what makes me physically comfortable in life... For me...

Or is it that I am a fool and the world really knows better. After all, it's survived so long without living up to idealistic standards of what ought to be or not. It may not be a better place for not having asked for them, but it still exists?! So what harm is there in not setting right a wrong if it’s not in your charter of duties? What is wrong with greed? What is wrong with coveting money, a comfortable life and a glitzy lifestyle? Nothing. Nothing at all... After all, why shouldn’t everyone do whatever is possible to be at the better side of things?

The pertinent question for me then now becomes is that if the entire world functions in this manner why do I, like a knight errant, persist in sticking to old, dulled and lack-lustre ideals that only get me pain? Why have I not changed myself, and having not done so, am I a better person or just a plain fool... I dare not demand an answer for I fear what the answer may be.

I also fear that whosoever reads this must consider it as the mere cribbing of a disgruntled rejected soul. Not far from the truth. No man would come to such self defeating realisations of his own accord. Did I think of these things when I was happy? It only invaded my consciousness when I am in pain now. Why am I in pain? That is too personal to discuss, but then that is superfluous anyway... The discerning reader must already have guessed. So let it be at that.

For those in this world that have mastered the art of living through such frustration, the only recourse seems to be to build huge, high, inaccessible walls all around themselves. They stay within these Fortresses of Solitude and feel happy at not being hurt. That is why Superman in this world never came back!!!

It is much easier living that way... Like we know already it is much easier to be ruthless if you do not know. You do not WANT to know the name of that person whom you will be killing, or that person whose livelihood you'll deprive. Just think that he's an idiot or a very bad person who deserves everything coming his way. It'll never bother that which is sleeping within you one bit.

But then if so many are the advantages of being thus what are if any the disadvantages? Intransigence. Intransigence which results in a gradual change in the very character that defines you. You become like everybody else because the rest of the world stopped caring long ago and now you also have decided to do unto them as they did unto you once... That is probably why the World today is full of so many jerks and shit-heads!

It is possible that I am, of course, entirely wrong in my deductions and assumptions, and then the only credit that I'll claim will be this candid acceptance of my own fallibility. Foolish again, I am sure… Some things and some people never change!!!