Originally Posted By friendofdd It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then -- just to loosen up. Inevitably, though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker. I began to think alone -- to relax, I told myself -- but I knew it wasn't true. Thinking became more and more important to me, and finally I was thinking all the time. That was when things began to sour at home. One evening I had turned off the TV and asked my wife about the meaning of life. She spent that night at her mother's. I began to think on the job. I knew that thinking and employment don't mix, but I couldn't stop myself. I began to avoid friends at lunchtime so I could read Thoreau and Kafka. I would return to the office dizzied and confused, asking, "What is it exactly we are doing here?" One day the boss called me in. He said "Listen, I like you, and it hurts me to say this, but your thinking has become a real problem. If you don't stop thinking at work, you'll have to find another job." This gave me a lot to think about. I came home early after my conversation with the boss. "Honey, I confess, I've been thinking..." "I know you've been thinking," she said, "and I want a divorce!" "But Honey, surely it's not that serious." "It is serious," she said, lower lip aquiver. "You think as much as college professors, and college professors don't make any money, so if you keep on thinking, we won't have any money!" "That's a faulty syllogism," I said impatiently. She exploded in tears of rage and frustration, but I was in no mood to deal with the emotional drama. "I'm going to the library," I snarled as I stomped out the door. I headed for the library, in the mood for some Nietzsche. I roared into the parking lot with NPR on the radio and ran up to the big glass doors... They didn't open. The library was closed. To this day, I believe that a Higher Power was looking out for me that night. Leaning on the unfeeling glass, whimpering for Zarathustra, a poster caught my eye, "Friend, is heavy thinking ruining your life?" it asked. You probably recognize that line. It comes from the standard Thinkers Anonymous poster. Which is why I am what I am today: a recovering thinker. I never miss a TA meeting. At each meeting we watch a non- educational video; last week it was "Porky's." Then we share experiences about how we avoided thinking since the last meeting. I still have my job, and things are a lot better at home. Life just seemed ... easier, somehow, as soon as I stopped thinking. I think the road to recovery is nearly complete for me. Today I made the final step. I am going to register to vote as a Democrat or Republican. I'm told either is a promising sign of real recovery.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 kept flashing back to Simpson's episode where the teacher had a 'warning' button and used it when Lisa had an independent thought. After the second one of the day Principal Skinner determined the kids were overstimulated...
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I hate when I start thinking. I think in raging circles, swirling unto themselves; the universe, the vastness of time, creation, infinity. I think so much that I can actually feel my brain swell against my skull, almost like it's trying to be released. I think in the shower. I think while driving. I think when I should be working. Yet I always arrive at the same conclusion. The creation and being of Bed, Bath and Beyond proves the utter unreality of existence.
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP Today I made the final step. I am going to register to vote as a Democrat or Republican. I'm told either is a promising sign of real recovery. OR... You could decided never to vote again. Thats a sure way of eliminating a fair amount of thinking from your life!!
Originally Posted By sherrytodd <<Today I made the final step. I am going to register to vote as a Democrat or Republican.>> Leftist, Liberal, Progressive, Conservative, Centrist, Moderate and/or Religioius Right?
Originally Posted By sherrytodd <<<How about conscientious objector???>>> Now you're thinking too much.
