Narcissism and other things run in the blood
An interesting read. The author is my brother. He is talking about himself, obviously. :0)
AN INTERVIEW WITH TOMMY
ACT 1, SCENE 1 ENTER QUESTION-GUY AND TOMAS
Q: Hi. What’s your name?
TOMAS: Call me Thomas. Tom for short. Tomas if we’re friends. Tommy if you just feel like it.
Q: Are you by chance related to Thomas the Doubtful in the Bible?
TOMAS: I doubt it.
Q: Um, you said in your blog that you came from Dueñas. Do aswangs really live in your town?
TOMAS: Not true. There are no aswangs in Dueñas. No, nada, nil, null. All aswangs make a living in the city, especially in government offices.
Q: Oh... Um, what are your hobbies?TOMAS: What are hobbies?Q: Hobbies are the things you like to do.
TOMAS: Well, I like doing nothing, so I guess that’s my hobby.
Q: What is your motto in life?
A: My motto is, A person’s worth cannot be measured by his or her peso value. There is no accounting for a human being.
Q: Can you explain your motto?
TOMAS: Yes I can.
Q: Good… Um, what do you think is the purpose of every living person in the world?
TOMAS: I think that the purpose of every person in this world is to find a purpose. To create order out of randomness. Without it, we would be going nowhere.
Q: Oh. (cough). Anyway, you hate smoking and drinking, right?
TOMAS: True enough. You seem to know more about me than I do.
Q: Why do you want people to stop smoking and drinking?
TOMAS: Why not?
Q: I mean… For example, why do you want your friends to stop drinking and smoking permanently?
TOMAS: I have personal reasons. That means you’re getting personal.
Q: …?
TOMAS: Just kidding: I don’t drink because first, I have history of liver disease. Second, I just don’t want to consume “sin” products. Third, I abhor the smell of alcohol and cigarette smoke. I get physically and psychologically irritated by just the smell. Fourth,…
Q: Okay, that would be enough. So if I tell you I’m a chain smoker and a heavy drinker, what would you do?
TOMAS: Nothing. Go ahead and die.
Q: Urgh. Um, if there is one word that would best describe you, what is it?
TOMAS: Can you rephrase the question?
Q: Describe yourself in one word.
TOMAS: Water.
Q: Water?
TOMAS: I have no permanent shape, and I can harden like ice or evaporate like steam. Literally and figuratively.
Q: If I were in your shoes, what would I be like?
TOMAS: You would look the same, except that you’re wearing my shoes. I’d then probably ask you to give them back.
Q: (Cough) Anyway, what would you like to say to the people who want to know you?
TOMAS: To understand others, one must understand oneself…(EXIT)
AN INTERVIEW WITH TOMMY
ACT 1, SCENE 1 ENTER QUESTION-GUY AND TOMAS
Q: Hi. What’s your name?
TOMAS: Call me Thomas. Tom for short. Tomas if we’re friends. Tommy if you just feel like it.
Q: Are you by chance related to Thomas the Doubtful in the Bible?
TOMAS: I doubt it.
Q: Um, you said in your blog that you came from Dueñas. Do aswangs really live in your town?
TOMAS: Not true. There are no aswangs in Dueñas. No, nada, nil, null. All aswangs make a living in the city, especially in government offices.
Q: Oh... Um, what are your hobbies?TOMAS: What are hobbies?Q: Hobbies are the things you like to do.
TOMAS: Well, I like doing nothing, so I guess that’s my hobby.
Q: What is your motto in life?
A: My motto is, A person’s worth cannot be measured by his or her peso value. There is no accounting for a human being.
Q: Can you explain your motto?
TOMAS: Yes I can.
Q: Good… Um, what do you think is the purpose of every living person in the world?
TOMAS: I think that the purpose of every person in this world is to find a purpose. To create order out of randomness. Without it, we would be going nowhere.
Q: Oh. (cough). Anyway, you hate smoking and drinking, right?
TOMAS: True enough. You seem to know more about me than I do.
Q: Why do you want people to stop smoking and drinking?
TOMAS: Why not?
Q: I mean… For example, why do you want your friends to stop drinking and smoking permanently?
TOMAS: I have personal reasons. That means you’re getting personal.
Q: …?
TOMAS: Just kidding: I don’t drink because first, I have history of liver disease. Second, I just don’t want to consume “sin” products. Third, I abhor the smell of alcohol and cigarette smoke. I get physically and psychologically irritated by just the smell. Fourth,…
Q: Okay, that would be enough. So if I tell you I’m a chain smoker and a heavy drinker, what would you do?
TOMAS: Nothing. Go ahead and die.
Q: Urgh. Um, if there is one word that would best describe you, what is it?
TOMAS: Can you rephrase the question?
Q: Describe yourself in one word.
TOMAS: Water.
Q: Water?
TOMAS: I have no permanent shape, and I can harden like ice or evaporate like steam. Literally and figuratively.
Q: If I were in your shoes, what would I be like?
TOMAS: You would look the same, except that you’re wearing my shoes. I’d then probably ask you to give them back.
Q: (Cough) Anyway, what would you like to say to the people who want to know you?
TOMAS: To understand others, one must understand oneself…(EXIT)
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