William woke up, somewhat slumberous, and began the day.
Nothing so special as noticing the keen coolness of the water coming down from
the shower until, during one of those epiphanic moments of life, decided to
break routine. No, he didn’t go to work on pajamas or anything like that. I’ll
let you decide what to call this “test” of sorts. Take my words lightly, will
ya?
Well, how can we put it? He simply gave up nourishing
himself that morning, hoping to find out how long would he stand up to the
challenge and getting curious about how could it affect his way of being during
the rest of the day.
At first, there were no symptoms at all. However, just
in case, William wrote some notes on a paper:
“07:30 – I feel normal, almost too normal, in fact.
Suppose I am not so dependant after all.
08:30 – Beginning to feel awkward. Still manage to
concentrate on most affairs.
09:30 – That awful sensation is growing larger. Managing
to focus on simple affairs… yet.
10:30 – Don’t know if I’ll make it ‘till noon. I’ve begun
to feel cold sweat some time ago. Don’t know how long this has been happening.
11:47 – Sorry ‘bout the waiting. Gave up an hour ago:
had to read the book.”
What about you? How long can you
keep your hunger for knowledge at stake?