Meanwhile, back in Outer Space, a former earthling named J discovers (or thinks she discovers) that every civilization goes through three stages: Survival, Inquiry, and Lunch. For example:
Survival: "How can we eat?"
Inquiry: "Why do we eat?"
Eating: "Where should we get lunch?
Then — for fairly obvious reasons — she’s back in Brain Training, where she’s being tested again. Rather, endlessly tested for millions of years. The Tester asks if she knows where she lives.
J says Yes. Evidently, that’s not the answer The Tester wants. The Tester wants J to say where she lives and J’s not sure. Neither am I. This causes a commercial break. Rather, a Lunch Break.
Sometimes some of the broken places in J’s brain break again, or all the broken places break again. These are called Lunch Breaks with an “s.”
When the Japanese mend broken objects, they honor the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something has suffered damage, it becomes more beautiful.
There's lots of chasing, too, and lots of stuff is blowing up. This happens in action movies, outer space, in Gotham, at Hogwarts, on dusty outback miles, and in damaged brains, like J’s. Along with the profuse use of Upper Case letters.
When J’s not in Brain Training, she feels like she’s in Outer Space, learning (or learning again) Things That Humans Know. Like how to pour juice into a glass, tie a shoe, wash a dish, put on a shirt. When she is in Brain Training, she feels the same way and does the same things.
Fyi, Brain Training was reputedly meant to strengthen parts of the brain that were working, or somewhat working, and wake up parts that weren’t. With pauses, of course, for Lunch.
Some people say people like J (and I) don’t “seem brain damaged.” What they see is in their head. What they don’t see is in ours. The average person doesn’t know where in the body his kidneys are located. He can’t tell you exactly how a baby is born. But he knows for sure if we do or don’t have a brain injury.
Meanwhile, back in Outer Space, a former earthling named J discovers (or thinks she discovers) that every civilization goes through three stages: Survival, Inquiry, and Lunch.
Yes! There are so many experts, on every kind of subject, it seems that the world should be a much smarter and kinder place. Maybe they should be busy trying on all the others’ shoes.
Thank you for your words.