A Rational Man

The brain-washed also washed. ‘Settled science’ led him forward confidently into a simulated life. It was while listening to the talking heads, pundits, and cognoscenti that he was struck by a miniscule, yet consequential doubt. Dismayed, he sensed the props of his borrowed knowledge begin to shred and peel away. Eventually, his entire belief system faltered, friends hearing of this heresy deserted him. He wandered into a forest where every tree was different in its own peculiar way, Both order and chaos seemed to be but one cohesive happening. Legend has it he deliberately lost his way in order to find out what had been overlooked by so many. He is still looking.