On a Digital Island

Story Short by SatoriD

There once lived a man named D. He lived on a digital island made of 1s and 0s.
This island was an island of endless possibilities, but Mr. D just couldn't see.

Mr. D would sail to his Nine to Five. After the punch of the clock, he would stock up on herb and drink, and sail back to escape the harsh reality of the blind mind's eye.

On this island his only contact off the island was a book, a Book of Faces. He would roll his herb, open his drink, set the 1s and 0s to a beat, and stare at all the pretty faces.

On most nights, Mr.D would be too tired to think, all he would do is drink.

In the beginning, he would just look at all the faces of his blood, people of past and present, long lost friends, and love that never was.

In these pages of familiar faces he had visions of the past memories, most night this was enough, until..

One day when at the 9 to 5, he ate a lil mushroom and thought what am I doing, what have I become, who am I?

His boss told him that he doesn't pay him to think! This is when Mr.D told him to go fuck himself in the kindest way and just walked away.

That night on the island, all he could do was think, he opened his drink and couldn't bear to put it to his lips. All he could think "I don't pay you to think" what does that even mean, and do I ever truly think?

All I seem to do is work my 9 to 5, smoke, drink and look at faces eating food and/or drinking. Surely there is no thinking involved, have I ever really used my MIND? For I know my face but do I know my MIND...

And that's when he had a Satori, a Beeman Shaman made of 1s and 0s appeared. All he said was "Use Your Mind!", then proceed to dance, the cosmic dance of eternity.

It's lil bee feet hitting those 1s and 0s, singing the most beautiful music Mr.D ever heard, and with his lil bee hands willed those 1s and 0s to the strangest most beautiful vision one could ever see. This cosmic dance of eternity was too much for Mr. D's unused Mind to take, so it went blank.

The next day when D woke up, he thought; Was this all a strange digital dream? But it felt more real than anything he had ever experienced before. Or was it just that he wanted this to bee?

For the first time in a long time, he really began using his MIND. But one thought just wouldn't leave. Is he just a Man dreaming that he was Bee or just a Bee dreaming he is a Man.....