- Bloody work, bloody people, bloody world! Forces are gone! What is my punishment for? How can I deal with all this? - the man sat in a comfortable chair and looked at the doctor.
- I understand you, but let's take it in order, - the doctor answered in a calm voice, - what exactly annoys you the most?
- Yes all! Do you understand? The world is heading to hell! Can't you see that ?!
- And still?
The patient jumped up from his chair and began to pace around the office. The doctor put the pen and notebook on the table and patiently watched the man. After several laps, he, having calmed down a bit, sank back into a chair.
- Shall we continue? the doctor asked in a calm voice.
- Yes, doctor, sorry.
- Tell us what exactly annoys you the most. The man thought for a second.
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- False! What annoys me most is lies!
- Someone deceived you?
- Yes, people deceive each other every day! One hundred thousand million times a day! You know what, doctor, is the most annoying thing? That people are not looking for the truth. Everyone takes this lie for granted. As if it should be so! And they themselves lie, lie and lie to each other, to me, to themselves. Everyone.
- Maybe some case you remember more than others? Tell me about it.
- I can tell so many of these cases that you will not have enough notepad to write down, - the man exhaled and paused for a while, - you can start with the most harmless. Let's take culture. Have you seen the pictures that people admire, Doctor? Have you seen them? This idiotic black square … I sat in front of it for half a day and you know what? Except for a black square, so that he was empty, I saw nothing there! Can you imagine, doctor? It's just fucking black square! Who told people it was a masterpiece? Why did they believe him? Yes, after all, how did it happen? But we didn't stop there! Then they began to take canvases and simply smear colorful paints on them. And you know what? People began to admire this too! Tell me how you can compare two canvases smeared with paint and determine that this is a masterpiece,what is not? How can I do that? Do not know? So I don’t know. And you come to some exhibition of such paintings and look at the faces of people. You won't see such clever and mysterious faces anywhere else! And when you find yourself among them, you feel like an idiot. It's like they sold you rubber sausage in the store. You go back to the store to return it and see that there is a line behind it. You feel ashamed, you return home and start eating it, at the same time thinking: “There was such a queue for this sausage! Probably, I just don't understand anything, in fact it is very tasty. " You chew it, somehow swallow it and continue to think that you are just an uneducated mattress, since you do not feel the taste of this wonderful sausage … And it is exactly the same in an art gallery. A few minutes later you put on the same smart and damn thoughtful face and walk past these canvases, on which there is nothing but multi-colored spots, and you yourself furtively glance at the people next to you. And they are looking at you. You don’t understand a damn thing how to react to this nightmare, but it would never occur to anyone to say: “Comrades! It seems to me that some kind of shit is drawn in these pictures! " Because he will be beaten to death with tassels! After all, to agree with this means to admit that you walked here like a fool for two hours and did not understand a damn thing!that some shit is drawn in these pictures! " Because he will be beaten to death with tassels! After all, to agree with this means to admit that you walked here like a fool for two hours and did not understand a damn thing!that some shit is drawn in these pictures! " Because he will be beaten to death with tassels! After all, to agree with this means to admit that you walked here like a fool for two hours and did not understand a damn thing!
The man was silent for a few minutes, catching his breath.
- Everyone lies to themselves! And then they start lying to others. Those look at them and think: “Look, what smart people! I don't know a damn thing about this, but I'll pretend to understand them. For this I will nod my head with an air of importance. And now two are standing and discussing what they do not understand equally. And so along the chain … Where is the truth, doctor?
- Is that all you care about?
- Not. Look at the world. People in this world. Why go far - watch TV! Even there, they already lie, not hiding and not thinking about whether someone will believe them or not. You just have to go out, stand in front of the camera and say some nonsense. All! This is enough.
- Enough for what?
- For example, in order to start a war and kill thousands of people. Just. Everything has become very simple, do you understand?
"You bastards, you need to be killed!" "Sorry, but why are we …"
“And it doesn't matter why. By the swing! We decided so. See you in another world. And hundreds of people get up and go to kill. Because they were told so. All. No other arguments are needed. And then these people go to church and make such mournful faces there that I want to cry. False! All around a lie! How did it come to this?
The doctor got up from the table, walked over to the cooler and, filling a plastic cup with water, brought it to his patient.
- Thank you, - the man drank the water in a few gulps and gave the glass to the doctor.
- What else do you want to tell?
- I want to say that it was not for nothing that I started with culture, but ended up with a war. You will tell me - there have always been wars, such is life … But it is culture that should make people think with their own heads. What is she doing now? It makes you stop thinking, but simply obey the opinion of the majority. If you think otherwise, you are branded and expelled from your herd. And to manage such people and make them gnaw each other's throats is a matter of technology. That's the whole story.
Silence reigned in the office for several minutes. The doctor broke it first.
- Well, did you feel better at least a little?
- Yes, I let off steam, it became a little easier.
- Are we changing?
- Come on.
The devil took off his white robe and handed it to God along with a notebook and a fountain pen, while he sat down in the vacant chair.
- Doctor, recently I began to notice that people began to think too much …
© Evgeny Cheshirko
