my pet rock, jason
One day my pet rock, Jason, told me to take a long walk. Whenever Jason, my pet rock, tells me I need to do something I take it quite seriously, for it is very unusual for Jason, my pet rock, to speak. This being so, I walked. After walking for some time I came to the end of the road. There at the end of the road, Jason spoke again, he said “This is not the place.” So I turned around and walked back in the other direction. After walking for some time I once again reached the end of the road. And here, Jason spoke again, “This isn’t the place, either.” Upon hearing this I sat down to reflect. As I was concentrating on trying to understand where I was supposed to be, looking deeply into myself I heard Jason, my pet rock, speak again. “This is the place.”, Jason said. After a long time I stood up again. I began to walk back home but Jason said, “You cannot go back.” Upon hearing this I threw Jason, my pet rock, into a nearby river. Then I continued on my journey home. Bu...