*Chilling with Link in the room. I'm sitting on a beanbag chair, he's standing by the window.
Link: (Looking out the window) "Ryan, why are we here?"
Me: "Well, Link. Some like to think that we are here to serve some sort of purpose. That we're here to carry out some kind of mission for a higher power. Myself, I like to think that there is a life-after-death, and that our actions in this world determine where we will be in the next. A lot of people share this view, and they live their lives accordingly. Of course, there are a lot of other people who don't think this way. But that's okay because another reason I think we are here is to learn as much as we can about others and learn to get along with them despite our differences. You see, I think life is one big test...it's a mixture of multiple choice, true/false, and essay questions. Sometimes we are faced with situations that can be dealt with in a number of ways. It is the choices we make from the options we are given that help determine what kind of people we are. There are also the times where we may be asked questions and it is up to us to decide whether to tell the truth, or whether to provide false information. There are also times when matters are not so cut and dry. We must go with our gut instinct and do what we think is either right or necessarry, depending on who is affected by our decisions. Then, in the end, when our life on this Earth is done, there is someone who reviews our test and ultimately decides what to do with us. It's all complex...
Link: No, no, Ryan...
Me: Yeah Link?
Link: I mean, why are we in here and not up on the roof throwing water balloons at the people below like those other guys?
*I rush to the window
Me: Hey, I want in on that action! C'mon Link, let's go find out who it is!
Link: Yeah, let's go!
*We rush out of the room. Link stops me.
Me: What is it, Link?
Link: Ryan, I think what you said back there was just beautiful.
Me: What are you kidding me? I'm on such a sugar high from all of those oatmeal cream pies that I'll say anything. Now let's go, we've got suckers to douse!