Philosophy

Realizing the inevitability of my discovery, I, struggling to squeeze the wrench in my hand, seemed ready for the most terrible and unexpected turns of fate.... Suddenly, a stranger bent over and saw me... I saw him... And all my willingness to hit him vanished. - Can I help you? - A man asked for a view of a man in his forties. - No... Thank you... - I answered, knowing how funny it looked from the outside. But the stranger didn't laugh, though most men on Earth had a good sense of humor, at least that's what they wrote in their books...

Mom was six months pregnant when Dad brought her here. He ordered her to stay here, no matter what. She never saw him again, and I didn't even have a picture of him. So we lived in this shelter for twenty-five years. All the living conditions were there: water and food, electricity, air filtration. There was even something to do - a few dozen books. My mother repeated a thousand times that it was impossible to go to the surface, because it was very dangerous. I learned all her warnings by heart: radiation, bandits, perhaps even zombies...

- Fair enough... somebody shouted shyly out of the crowd. - Will do! It's okay! - others supported him afterwards. It seemed that the priest had to intervene, but apparently, deep down, he agreed to the proposed plan... The gold rush started. Everybody was eager to find the third shard, all talk was about it! However, quite soon one problem, or rather a few, came up. Not everybody was happy with the agreement that the majority came to. There were also those who thought that not everyone deserved to have their desires fulfilled...

- Fair enough..." somebody shouted shyly out of the crowd. - Will do! It's okay! - others supported him afterwards. It seemed that the priest had to intervene, but apparently, deep down, he agreed to the proposed plan... The gold rush started. Everybody was eager to find the third shard, all talk was about it! However, quite soon one problem, or rather a few, came up. Not everybody was happy with the agreement that the majority came to. There were also those who thought that not everyone deserved to have their desires fulfilled...

*** By noon, all the workers had gathered on the surface to say goodbye to the dead. The priest called out of the city was giving a farewell speech. I did not listen to him. I was completely immersed in my own thoughts. There were so many believers on earth... And for some reason I was the one who fell out to meet God. A convinced atheist, or agnostic... I didn't even know much about these concepts. I just lived and I didn't care about faith. But now, I met God. I tried to talk to him, but he ignored me...

- They called on Thursday, I think... Asked to conclude, I said yes. When I got there, I caught one of the most beautiful dawns I'd ever seen. The road passed through a huge valley, and there was a mountain to the right of it, and we had to come to the foot of it. So the first rays began to appear on the edges of the mountain. It seemed as if they were hugging her and seemed... - Okay, stop! What are you, a writer - Er... - the man shook his head negatively. - No... Opposite him, there was a middle-aged man at the table, in uniform...

You can see the sunrise outside the window. Frank pulls out the phone, dials the number. It's ringing. - Is that you? Hello? Why are you silent? - his wife asks. - Katy, I... I agree! - Are you sure? Are you sure? - Yes... I'm sure. *** A young couple came out of the hospital. Their smiles - they looked so happy... It would only take an hour for doctors to get Frank to join the army of happy people in this city, this country. The doctor came as soon as Frank and his family crossed the threshold of the clinic...

The ringing in the ears. It seems that it will never stop... The rumble of explosions, and the sounds of gunfire come into my head... Human screams get there with them... Some stay there for a long time, some stay there forever. Another explosion. Frank rolls into a trench and crawls over it until he finds an object. Having picked it up, he spins it in his hands, trying to understand what he found. Something very familiar... Almost round, burnt, still warm... The next second, everything inside Frank will shake...

Approximately thirty people were standing outside the network building preparing to storm it. - Are you ready? - Bruce asked. The crowd approved, lifting up iron sticks and rods. - Then go ahead! - The leader commanded the crowd, after which people broke into the building. On the second floor there was a first encounter with robots. The rebels were so excited that they dared to do so with little loss. The rebels were winning from the robots floor by floor until they reached the top of the building...

There was a young couple kissing on the balcony of a huge mansion. - Suddenly who will see? - The girl protested. - I don't care, the official part is over... The couple kissed each other again. - Congratulations! - The girl immediately began to shake off when she heard a strange voice. - Were there not enough bottles or what? - Bruce was outraged. - No.... Just wanted to congratulate... - Congratulations... - Bruce grinned. - Mary, could you please leave us alone? - Yes, of course. - Few people believed, but you got what you wanted," the man pulled out the little capsules from his jacket...

- I don't know about you, but I've always wanted to die! There were some insecure claps in the hall. The young guy was standing onstage, amusing the crowd. - No, well, really! Imagine, there is actually a god! - The crowd laughed. - He's sitting there in heaven waiting for one of us to visit him! And no one comes! The phone is also silent! Goes out on the lawn near the house to check the mail - nothing! Not even a single letter from the tax office! What's to be surprised about, though? The guy pulled his head off...