In Vacuo in Extrimis
Canto III
"Humans are idiots," Yamato stated bluntly as they stared out a window.
"Why do you say that?" Her inquiry came about as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"It's just a generalization—Then again that would translate into every person one meets would generally be an idiot," he explained with a disappointed expression.
"Would that make me an idiot?"
"Of course not…It's just that they—I mean we're such disgusting creatures. We're utterly repulsing based on behavior alone."
"You're excellent at avoiding questions" she commented. She looked up at him and followed his intent gaze to two men in a dark alley.
"Don't you see—we're the only creatures capable of going to war against ourselves." His remark, as if on cue, reached her ears just as one of the men in the alley stabbed the other and ran off.
"It's human nature," she told him, upon perceiving sound of what had been said, he scoffed aloud.
"The man lying there—bleeding to death is usually seen walking to and from church every Sunday. Today on this nice Sunday morn he's murdered while on his way to being saved. Where was his God then?"
"God can not prevent the inevitable. If it was for his religious convictions—for walking to church every Sunday that he was assaulted…then why today? If that was the reason the same would've occurred any other given Sunday the man walked to church."
"That isn't my point. Where was God when this happened? If he loves these disgusting organisms so much why does he let such horrible things happen?"
"Upon granting them a free will he cut back on the miracle working. I'm almost certain that he wishes to save us all. In giving them a choice he granted them what he was keeping them from—a society filled with lies, greed, gluttony, lust and corruption."
"What he granted them was an almost certain pitiful death and life. Of course their lives have the opportunity to be productive, but these bastards take everything for granted. When was the last time you saw someone do a good deed without expecting something in return?"
"That can't possibly be a very valid argument. Although I agree that people shouldn't be so occupied with themselves, it's of the norm. It's…it's only human of them."
"If that's so, maybe God should've granted a free will to one of his other creations. Apparently humans have grown a bit too jaded with their freedoms to care."
"…Though they are jaded and at times seem undeserving of their freedom, they are whom it was bestowed upon."
An awkward silence filled the room as the couple continued to gaze out the window. Neither said a word for a long while as they merely sat and stared out the window at the people walking by.
"This is tiring," she said as she pulling him up from his seat. "Let's go out to eat or something."
"Sure, where to?" he asked as he allowed himself to be dragged along.
"Anywhere," she replied.
A solemn look quickly flashed across his face as he took note of her subtle tone of exasperation. He reached out and took hold of her hand causing her to stop in her tracks. Turning to face him she slowly loosened her hand out of his grasp.
"I'm sorry," he muttered stepping closer to her. "…I know you don't like it when I talk about things like…that. I'll stop if yo—"
"You don't have to stop for me, I really don't mind…It's just that…nothing, never mind."
Author's Notes:
At first I enjoyed writing this, but then I began to feel as though I was preaching which I'm not A quick FYI for you that feel that I am, I'm an atheist so I really don't feel like too much of a hypocrite when writing, although I still am one to a certain extent...slowly but surely losing intrest, but I'll try to stick it through
