The crystals were supposed to usher him into the next level of human evolution. He didn’t know what that would be, since no one had done it yet; maybe he would be able to see into the future, or read other people’s minds. Something, anything other than what he was.
But the crystals broke apart during shipping, and the online seller had disappeared.
He’d spent most of his money on the crystals though, and before that, he’d spent all his money on higher level consciousness classes, and before that it was something else.
Finally he found a link, to a different website, that said what he really needed was a talisman, and his heart skipped beat as he clicked the Paypal button.
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Friday Fictioneers: 100 word stories prompted by a picture that Rochelle Wisoff-Fields posts every Wednesday. Around 100 people participate, their stories and poems are brilliant; check them out here.
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I hope the Talisman works, though I seriously doubt he’s found the holy grail this time either.
Thank you, Sandra. I don’t think the talisman will work either.
I like it.
Thank you !!
I can identify with the never-ending search for that ‘something’ that gives meaning and makes sense of life. I hope the talisman arrives in one piece and works for him. A follow-up story on this character might be interesting.
Thank you. I can identify with that search too, though I’m much too broke to spend any money on it 😉
I’ve got shelves of old self-help books and talismans I can hook you up with! After I posted my comment I was thinking about the story and Dorothy’s comment at the end of the Wizard of Oz about how if she ever goes looking for her heart’s desire again she won’t go looking any farther than her back yard. That’s a little extreme (and limiting!) but wise.
Dear Rachel, Just like Sandra, I hope the Talisman works but I think he is searching for the unobtainable. Good story! Nan 🙂
Thank you, Nan! I agree with both of you, he’s searching for the unattainable (for himself at least).
This reminds me how so many people are not happy with themselves and they are always seeking that which they think they need to be perfect. Companies in this type of business makes millions of dollars off of low self esteem. Excellent!
Definitely! Low self esteem is big business, indeed.
Thank you for reading the story 🙂
Nice. You are a very talented writer!
Thank you so much!
This really illustrates how some people are serial suckers. There ain’t no hope for them. Well done.
No hope indeed, they’ll search for something their whole lives.
Thank you for reading the story !!
it’s funny the way you told it i can identify with this guy. now i know a guy who could sell him the brooklyn bridge for a very good price. 🙂
Ha, yeah, I can identify with him too, though I’ve never actually spent money on ‘the search.’
Thanks for reading 🙂
That poor guy. What he really needs is a prayer knot made with real angora fur. I just happen to have one at a discount, if you want to send him my way…
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Ha. I believe you could make a killing selling those!!
thank you for reading the story 🙂
Perhaps he should stay off the internet. Sounds like he’s got a real problem. Well done. Alicia
Thank you, Alicia !!
So sad. Some people spend their whole lives (and money) searching for something not knowing what they are looking for.
I think the ‘not knowing’ what they’re searching for is the biggest part of the problem.
Thank you for reading the story 🙂
King Solomon described something similar to this quest as chasing after the wind. I know people who have experimented with strange drugs, mostly mushrooms or peyote, to achieve a higher consciousness. Not for me. Great use of the prompt, Rachel.
Thank you so much !!
Loved it, and not just because I went in a similar direction :). You capture that subtle depression/dissatisfaction combined with the desperate need to have change… but without the knowledge or perhaps willingness to understand that change only comes from within, and by great effort.
Great stuff.
KT
You really hit the nail on the head. I think it’s the unwillingness to look within that’s the real problem.
Thank you for reading the story 🙂
It’s way to easy to get pulled into that.. I do not think that he is even close to find the truth,
Such a sad story. Unfortunately not so far from reality for lots of people. Welltold.