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REBEL

Live the way you want.

By Lego senseiPublished 4 years ago 2 min read
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REBEL
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YOU ARE IRRESPONSIBLE.

Oh kay.

Annnd?

REFELCT ON IT AND CHANGE YOURSELF.

y tho?

ITS A BAD THING.

Why is it a bad thing?

IF YOU DON’T, YOU WON’T BECOME A SUCCESSFUL PERSON IN LIFE.

if I don’t become “A sUcCeSsFuL pErSoN iN LIFE”, then what will happen to me?

YOU WILL HAVE TO LIVE OFF ON LITTLE MONEY.

But, I think I can earn at least my food and a place to live.

BUT, YOU WILL HAVE TO LIVE IN A SMALL HOUSE AND DRIVE A AVERAGE CAR FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

why do I need “a BiG hOuSe” and “a LuXuRiOuS cAr”?

BUT, YOU NEED THOSE TO ESTABLISH YOUR SOCIAL STANDING AMIDST THE WORLD.

why do I need to consent to other people’s expectations instead of adhering to MY own NEED and DREAMS?

WELL, YOU GOT A POINT. BUT, YOU CAN’T BECOME A PART OF THE WORLD LIKE THIS. YOU WILL BECOME AN ECCENTRIC.

Let me tell you a story. one of the four wheels in a wagon has faulty design, irregular. But, the wagon guy can’t buy a new one, its too expensive. He drives the wagon around with that wheel, not knowing when the wheel will go off and he will die. The wheel is made up of wood, same as other 3 “PeRfEcTlY-sHaPeD” wheels, brown colored, The Carpenter made that eccentric wheel with a little extra steel plating to make it more sturdy so it won’t hold back the other 3 wheels from functioning perfectly. The Eccentric Wheel works just as good but is less likely to break than any other of the other 3 “PeRfEcTlY-sHaPeD” wheels. But, the owner gets paranoid, every time, just by the outward appearance of the eccentric wheel. But, you know, what is different about that wheel. Whenever it moved, it gave off its Wagon-Wheel Effect(google it) with unprecedently mesmerizing beautiful patterns which those other 3 could never make.

The eccentric wheel kept on spinning without breaking, without causing any damage to the wagon, the other wheels or the wagon owner.

but he kept on spinning the he wanted to spin and what surroundings told him to.

then, one day, the wagon broke, owner couldn't get it repaired.

the owner ordered for the wagon to be dismantled and went home.

As he walked down the busy, crowded road, he remembers that eccentric wheel.

how it always gave him anxiety but never broke his trust.

the wheel, even being like that, never failed him in his job.

the beautiful patterns it made when it moved.

now, it will never make any patterns again...

I really like my-

[ T H U M P ]

*bumped into a passing-by guy*

"Hey, you dropped something?" said the stranger.

"Sorry, I didn't see you coming."

"It's OK. there you go."

stranger hands him his possession and asks.

"why are you carrying a deformed wagon wheel with you?"

surreal poetry
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About the Creator

Lego sensei

A on a Journey to become a NOVELIST, who got blessed with a lot of free time during covid-19 lockdown.

"a Sarcastic Jerk trying to become a Novelist? that's interesting"- my friend's comment on me.

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