[Existential Bread] Cheerful Answers to Life’s Darkest Questions

“In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
―Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

When I dropped out of college, everyone said I was making a mistake. My work-study supervisor warned me: “If you quit now, you’ll never graduate.”

The thing was, I didn’t want to graduate.

It was like everyone around me was blindly chugging along on the same track and all I could think was…

“Where is this path taking me and do I even want to go there?”

I thought taking a year off would bring me clarity and it did (eventually), but first I had to survive an existential shitstorm.

I became a train without tracks.

Problem: Abstract Rejection

When you think about it, most people don’t have time to think. They go to school (or work) then hang out with friends, read, and fall asleep.

When those things disappear, though…ALL YOU DO IS THINK.

After the initial excitement wore off, my brain devolved into an existential torture device. “Oh god, I’m not ready to die! Have I…