Two guys talking. “Serendipity” is the name of a chair.
“I’ll take Serendipity.”
“No. Let me have Serendipity this time.”
“No!”
“Why not?”
“Because it’s mine.”
“Why?”
“Because it happened to be left here, and I was looking where they left it.”
“Why?”
“Because someone forgot it.”
“Why?”
“Because they were forgetful.”
“Why?”
“Because their parents were forgetful.”
“Why?”
“Because they had a disease.”
“Why?”
“Because God gave it to them.”
“Why?”
“I know but I won’t tell you.”
“Why?”
“Because it is private.”
“Why?”
“Because…I have not made it public.”
“Why?”
“Because…it is not fit to be so made.”
“Why?”
“Because no one besides myself is supposed to know.”
“Why?”
“Because He only told me.”
“Why?”
“Because I asked him to.”
“Why?”
“Because I wanted to know.”
“Why?”
“Because I was curious.”
“Why?”
“Because it is my duty.”
“Why?”
“Because I know what my duty is.”
“Why?”
“Because I was paying attention.”
“Why?”
“Because it took more energy.”
“Why?”
“Because the degree of difficulty was high.”
“Why?”
“Because it had a high degree of difficulty.”
“Why?”
“Because difficulty can be measured using a high and low scale.”
“Why?”
“Because high means more and low means less.”
“Why?”
“Because that’s how it worked out.”
“Why?”
“Because………………………………………………..because it happened that way.”
“Why?”
“Because it didn’t happen another way.”
“Why?”
“Because something like that can only happen one way.”
“Why?”
“Because of………………………………because of gravity.”
“Why?”
“Because it’s a law.”
“Why?”
“Because things that always happen are called laws.”
“Why?”
“Because that’s what they called them.”
“Why?”
“Because they thought it was a good word for them.”
“Why?”
“Because it just seemed to fit.”
“Why?”
“Probably because others called it that before them in a different language.”
“Why?”
“Because people before them called it what they ended up calling it.”
“Why?”
“Because that’s what they did.”
“Why?”
“Because when they were done, they ended up doing what they did.”
“Why?”
“Because they only did what they did.”
“Why?”
“Because what they didn’t do didn’t happen.”
“Why?”
“Because things only happen when they get done.”
“Why?”
“Because when something happens in reality, that means it got done.”
“Hm….Why?
“Because when something is what it is, that’s what it ends up being.”
“Why?”
“Because being something means being what that something is.”
“Why?”
“Because there’s just a really strong connection between the thing and what it is.”
“Why?”
“Because they both happen at the same time.”
“Why?”
“Simple. Because the clock said the same for both.”
“Why?”
“Because the numbers were the same.”
“Why?”
“The numbers were the same because…….they were not different.”
“Why?”
“Because they were the same.”
“Why?”
“Because they looked identical.”
“Why?”
“Because they hade the same shape.”
“Why?”
“Because when one curved, the other curved just like it.”
“Why?”
“Because when you looked at the lines, they were the same.”
“Why?”
“Because there was no difference between the two.”
“Why?”
“Because no difference could be identified.”
“Why?”
“Because I could see.”
“Why?”
“Because my eyes work.”
“Why?”
“Because of the stucture.”
“Why?”
And on and on the Why Game would go, no winner, no loser, just the two of them
expressing the true beauty of complete pointlessness.
