It was an idea I read many many years ago. In fact, it was one of the very first ideas I read in English. I must have been only eleven or twelve then. A long time ago. Too long to remember, and yet not long enough to forget.
.
It was a belief that there is one answer to all WHY questions that cannot be reasoned.
.
Like…
- why do people go to the moon?
- why do men go to prostitutes?
- why do kids love junk food?
- why do people climb the mountains?
- why do women nag?
- why do children eat their snot?
.
The answer is:
Because they can. And because it’s there.
.n
Why do people go to the moon? Because they can, and because the moon is there. If the moon isn’t there, no one can go to the moon. Why do men go to prostitutes? Because they can. And because the prostitutes are available even when they are not legal. They are there. Ever so ready. Why do kids love junk food? Because they can. Parents are okay with it. And because the junk food is just there, in the pantry!
.
I think you know where I am going with the other three questions.
.
And if you ask me why I love you, the answer is, because I can.
Because you are there. Not here.
😦
.
Questa è Enida 
Leave a Reply