The X has strange eyes and tentacles instead of fingers. Created for some particular purpose, then released, he lives in a slum and was not accepted as a spaceman. Although he survives comfortably, he reflects:
"'As for whether it's worth the trouble, staying alive -' He shrugged. 'I'm not, anyway. A man's only alive when he has something bigger than himself to live or die for.'" (21, p. 189)
Philosophical reflection in a sleazy bar.
A man is alive as long as he appreciates life.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
But I sympathize with what the Special X said! To believe in something bigger than one's self can indeed make life worth living for many people. Such as faith in God or the dream of new lives, hopes, frontiers, etc., off Earth in space.
Ad astra! Sean
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