Cogs R Us

a young friend wanted to know the meaning of life. since i don't have a lifetime and mainly not wanting to bore him, i gave him the short version.

we are cogs in the big machine known as society. the cogs turn coz the big wheels and gears turn. round and round, day in day out.

the young man was depressed hearing this. he wondered aloud if that was all to it. i told him that sometimes a cog refuses to turn or it decides to turn in a different direction. when that happens it either breaks or the machine will change and adapt to the cog's actions. the cog becomes a wheel.

p.s. being a cog or a wheel, lubrication is required to keep the motion going. i recommend maotai, but of coz...