Number Game

All my life I've been a 5.

I thought that that was my age , but then I found out that I was only four
years old.

So much for that theory.

Now look at 6.

He's been a 6 for almost twenty years. He came up all the way from being a
tiny 11.

Now look how big a 6 he has become now. His mama must be so proud of him.



But I wouldn't want to be 6 .It's not that I don't like being a 6 or
anything , but...well , actually its the company .

Have you heard about 7 ? Well , I never thought that in this day and age
people could do such a thing...that , you know , that cannibalism existed,
but from what I hear ,

7 8 9 !

Yup , heard that one from a reliable source.

Ever since that incident 10s are refusing to become 9s anymore !

Such a sad situation.

With the dire shortage of 9s in the market , 3s are finding a hard time
squaring off (or multiplying with oneself , if you must call it.)

Yes numbers indulge in squaring off from time to time.

What's the harm anyways ?

Now ever since it has been proven scientifically that squaring off
(multiplying with oneself, if you must call it) does not lead to blindness,
hair loss or acne as previously thought, I don't think you people should
frown at the act anymore.

After all it is with someone you love.



Also , I wanted to get something off my chest today.(apart from my chest
hair)

Fractions and decimals may not be like you and me , but they are numbers too
!

I strongly believe that they must be treated equally and with respect and
dignity that they deserve.

Sure decimals are a bit slow (on being less than whole) and fractions look
weird with number appendages hanging off them, but they are differently
abled, and we must have empathy for their situation.

Say No to numberism ! Say Yes to numeric equality !



What do I think of Imaginary numbers?

Of course , I don't believe in Imaginary numbers as such ,being an educated
number I would say that it is preposterous and scientifically invalidated
but I have met a few that claim to have seen them.(Yeah right , you have
seen the square root of negative one !)



Yeah , you must be wondering , what do I think of negatives ...Well ,
negatives are negatives .

Let them be.

If you understand their rules , then go ahead interact with them.

But remember , once you go negative, there's no going back !(unless you find
another negative who's willing to change you...but why would they ?)

So always keep some protection at hand.

Play safe !



But why am I rambling about my life here...

Well it's because I've been promoted !

I'm a 4 now !

Its an uphill task now that I'm a 4 now.

You're the new kid in town. People look at you differently. They have
different expectations.

A curvy 8 bombshell even winked at me and gave me her number(which was
8).Hoo boy !I think I'll enjoy being a 4.I'm gonna paint the whole town red
!

Of course being a 4 is not easy. There is a steep learning curve that has to
be mastered quickly. But ever since I was a 5 , I've been secretly learning
the ropes from 4 Sr., my mentor. He's a 3 now. I'm not sure he likes being
a prime odd number , but someone had to fill the spot as 2 passed away
prematurely.(2 was hell bent on proving that he is not the only even prime
number , and this obsession eventually drove him to suicide).



I'm sure the shortage of 9s is going to end soon and 3 will find some time
to relax and square off.



I once got a chance to meet 1.



He's very enlightened, you know.



I told him that my ultimate goal in life is to become 1, just like him...



...They say that one should aim for the stars , so that one (not 1) can at
least reach the moon, but I'm aiming to become number 1 all the way.

It's just that I don't know whether I'll live long enough to see the day
I'll become number 1 , because 1 has been there for so long , and 2 is very
young (as she became a 2 recently ) and then there is my mentor 3 , who I
swear my loyalty to...Come to think of it, I wouldn't want to be 2 for long.
Other numbers used to laugh at 2's back because he smelled funny all the
time. It wasn't his fault though. He smelled bad because of all the
unpleasant things associated with No.2.I'd be a 3 as soon as 3 became 2 and
then one day...



1 laughed at my immature ramblings. He told me that I reminded
him of his younger days. The days when he was brash, cocky and headstrong.
He told me that he was overambitious to a fault. All he wanted to be was a
1.(which he became directly from a 3 after overthrowing the old 1 in a
bloodless coup in the year of _.Refer to your high school history textbooks)







1 told me that the ultimate goal in everyone's life is to become a 0 , or
the nullification of self. It is an existence that is neither positive , nor
negative, and has the power to destroy any number or increase its value by
any factor. He says that being a 0 is existing and not existing at the same
time, being everything and nothing at the same time. It is a purely
metaphysical state of existence, in a higher state of energy, one that does
not suffer from any wants or needs or pains or suffering.





1 talked to me about the process of nullification of self.

Well I may not have understood him fully, but I thought eventually all
numbers became 0.That eventual nullification of self (or death as you call
it) is inevitable.

But 1 told me that that kind of nullification is not the end. It is just
one phase of a very long and endless iteration. He also told me about
eventuality and causality of all things in life.

The goal , he told me is to stop the endless iteration of 0 to infinity and
infinity to 0.





He told me that the secret is in knowing the difference between knowing the
path and walking the path. There was a critical gap between knowing and
being, according to him, and finding it out was all that mattered. He told
me sadly that although he knew all about 0, he did not how to be one or how
to achieve the state of nullification of self.





At this point , I started drifting away.1 is a great guy. He's a bit old,
and a bit preoccupied ,but I couldn't stop smiling as I saw the sultry 8
winking at me. She has a reputation of being a man-eater (like 7),but I'm
taking my chances on her. We are going to make a very beautiful 32 together
, I hope.

Things are going to be pretty interesting from now.

And Of course , one day I'm gonna be 1.

The 1.

Only 1.




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