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The Protector - a 100 word story\n\n\n\nThe last of the Porcupine Caribou waded through the snow. The hunter pushed on, already thinking about the money this stuffed animal would bring him. He could see it in the distance, a brownish white spot on the spot white snow. He just had to get closer, within shooting range. He moved stealthily and quietly until he could almost smell the prey. Suddenly, the reindeer looked up, his eyes intelligent and sad. A shot was heard and the hunter fell dead on the snow. The protector smiled, walked to his beloved pet and gave it a rubbing behind the ear.\n\n\n\n-----\n\n\n\nHi there and thanks for stopping by. I\u2019m Guy, and you\u2019re listening to my surreal sketchbook of reality.\n\n\n\n-----\n\n\n\nEpisode 26, Intelligent and Sad\n\n\n\nEvery once in a while, a feeling of melancholy might fall upon you. This feeling is also known as sadness. This episode Is a semi-philosophical look at sadness. I\u2019m not a professional philosopher by any means and my approach can be quite absurd, illogical and not at all that serious, so - you've been warned. Do not take this podcast too seriously. If you tend to take things too seriously, this might not be the podcast for you. Seriously. I mean it. Find another podcast to listen to.\n\n\n\nYou\u2019re still here? Good. Let\u2019s talk about sadness. Sadness seems to have two main causes. The first one is loss. The other is a discrepancy between you and the world around you that may lead to loneliness and alienation. There might be other reasons for sadness but those seem to be the two main ones. Loss is the absence of someone, an absence that leaves a hole where that special someone used to be. Someone was there and he or she is not there anymore. That someone might be a lover who walked out on you or a child who left home. They might leave you with the hope that they might return or they might be gone for good. In a way, that someone is still there, only not with you anymore. For this reason, such a loss might sometimes be more difficult to accept.\n\n\n\nThere is another kind of loss, one that is interwoven with the tapestry of the dippest kind of sadness. That loss is the result of the death of a loved one. That kind of loss leaves a hole that can never be filled. That kind of hole is within you for the rest of your life, always there, lurking in the shadows. It is the kind of sadness that is interwoven into your very being. You can learn to live with it, but it never completely disappears. No matter what you do, there will be loss in your life. It\u2019s inevitable. People die or move on, leaving a person-shaped hole where they used to be in your life. I\u2019m going to try and fix this hole here. I\u2019ll be right back.\n\n\n\n-----\n\n\n\nHide - a 100 word story\n\n\n\nI want to hide from it. I don't want to be part of it anymore. I want people to forget my name, forget I ever existed, then, maybe I'll be free. All the things that have gone wrong, all my mistakes would disappear. So... can you do it? Good. Your plane of existence sounds good to me. So\u2026 you say it's completely empty? Excellent. Now - about the cost. As I understand it, I renounce my connection to reality and sign it up to you. That's fine with me. I never had much use for it anyway. Where do I sign?\n\n\n\n-----\n\n\n\nWelcome back. There is another kind of sadness, one that comes from not being in sync with the people around you. The sadness of the one who is different from the ones around him. The sadness that comes from the loneliness of being a unique human being, from being the unknown in the eyes of those around you. Most people are afraid of the unknown. It\u2019s a fear that comes from ancient times when the unknown could be someone from an opposing tribe, someone that could kill you. If you are different, you are the unknown and people tend to stay away. It\u2019s not a rational fear and it comes from ignorance. It has no place in modern times but it\u2019s our heritage from that ancient past.\n\n\n\nIn truth, we are all different. We are all unique but sometimes it is difficu