One of humankind’s most
asked questions is the one I’ve asked above: why did the chicken cross the
road? I think the answer is pretty simple, to be honest. It’s chock full of
symbolism, metaphors, and wisdom concerning the human experience. Why did the
chicken cross the road? One reason is to find out what lies beyond. For the
limited and mindless world of the chicken, what is across the road is almost
beyond comprehension. When you’re a bird that is generally regarded as less
than intelligent and you exist so that you and your babies can be eaten by
humans, I think that it’s perfectly understandable that what is “on the other
side” becomes an area of mystery. Think about it. It’s almost like our perception
of death. We just don’t know what lies beyond the concrete walkway of life. We
can guess all we want, but we will never really know, yet it gives us a
mysterious sense of purpose. When the chicken tries to cross the road, it is in
the pursuit of the answer to a question that it can’t really answer. It gives
the chicken a reason to live, besides becoming shish kabob. When somebody
really dramatically says, “I’ll see you on the other side”, in a movie or
something, they mean that wherever they end up after they endure whatever the
hell it is they’re doing, they will be together in an entirely different and
mysterious kind of place. When the chicken crosses the road it is very simply
trying to find out what is “on the other side”. The chicken is trying to
discover that other place that we just can’t wrap our heads around. It will
never find it, but the whole act of it is built on an existential idea. That’s
right. A dumb joke you’ve heard all of your life is really a parody of existentialism
and the purpose of the human experience. I know I probably just blew you mind,
so take a couple of minutes to take it all in.
I’d like to include a
disclaimer that I was not under the influence of any substances, legal or
illegal, while writing this piece.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
-Rudolph
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