Mouth of the Elephant As Essay

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Here you are trying to be like them and actually succeeding. Do you actually see a big difference between me and yourself? We are all basically the same: we are frightened creatures that are in search of a white light that never comes and we finally end up fighting to find this life in spite of the fact that we risk everything we have. The difference between me and you is that you quit searching for the white light because you think that there are more important things in life.

I do not have the authority to tell you what is right and what is wrong for you. But one thing I can tell you is that I hope that you are happy with yourself when you go to sleep at night. There are many elephants like me and there are many people like you. However, we must not follow the masses in putting across particular attitudes regarding our lives. We actually need to focus on our personal identity and do things that benefit us directly in order for us to be happy with who we are.

I am going through great pain right now, but I feel that I deserve it. I deserve it because I was born in a world where values have already been established and where individuals need to subject to rules in order to be safe.

When I stand to think about it…I think that you are actually right in wanting to shoot me. You adapt perfectly and it would only be safe to say that you put across the perfect attitude required for a person in your position.
Shooting me actually upgrades your social status and makes it possible for you to better integrate this community. You feel that you do not belong, but you still want to stay and be appreciated. I was not as courageous as you and I felt that the only solution left for me was to try to escape.

I wanted to be alone in the wilderness and actually feel that I am my own master. I was too blind to see that this would be impossible in a world controlled by material-oriented men. To a certain degree, we are in very similar positions. You have to decide whether you want to be hated by everyone and killing me and I had to decide whether I wanted to run and trample a human being in the agitation. Killing me will be similar to the moment when I trampled that individual: it is going to make you feel free for this moment, but it is difficult to say if you will ever be provided with the chance to actually be free......

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