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- [ The Last Cocktail Party ] [ By The GNN ]
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- "THE LAST COCKTAIL PARTY"
- by THE GNN and HEDGE
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- "If we do discover a complete theory, it should in time be
- understandable in broad by everyone, not just a few scientists.
- Then we shall all be able to take part in the discussion of the
- question of why it is that we and the universe exist. If we
- find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of
- human reason."
- (Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time.)
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- I peeked at my wrist watch.
- The time was 10.30, sharp. It would happen in less than an hour.
- This meant that there were still some time to mingle and chat with the
- guests at the last cocktail party. We had gathered in my house to say bye to
- each other, have a few drinks, and then pass away. Unfortunately, we had no
- topics to discuss. It did not surprise me, nor anyone else. Infact, it was
- impossible to become surprised. We knew everything there was to know about
- this world, other worlds, the whole universe.
- I bumped into a friend and spilled half of my glass over him. He did not
- mind. He just looked at me and waited for me to say something. I did the
- same, which meant that no one said anything at all.
- "It was sure a nice party when they unified all theories in physics
- around six million years ago," I heard someone say from the living room.
- Everybody agreed. What else could they do? I was about to say "Yes, but
- I still cannot understand how they did it," just to start a conversation.
- But that would be rather foolish. I knew, and everybody else knew, how they
- did it. Everybody knew everything.
- I went to the kitchen and poured me another glass of fine liquid. I
- leaned against the table and thought about the discussions people used to
- have at this kind of parties a long time ago. I knew that they used to begin
- the debate with a few questions without answers, before they moved on to
- controversial subjects which ultimately lead to discussions that could last
- for hours. Someone said yes, and another one said no. Etcetera. To me, it
- sounded like fun. A certain amount of ignorance could not be bad after all.
- At least life would be more exciting.
- "You look like you are thinking!" my wife said. She caught me by
- surprise, I had not noticed that she had entered the kitchen.
- "It might sound ridiculous," I said. "But actually, I did."
- "Oh God," she said. "Utterly embarrassing. Don't tell anyone!"
- I nodded and she left. I studied the yellow liquid in the glass, and
- suddenly another thought popped into my mind. How strange it must have felt
- to become drunk in the past! To suddenly see visions in the inner mind,
- to feel creative for a moment, and perhaps (if still able to walk) write
- down a few theories. Perhaps examine them the next day, and find them
- plausible! The feeling must have been like magic. I did not feel bad about
- the fact that I would not be able to experience that feeling. Theories had
- turned into facts, they had been proven, and they had been unified with
- other theories. I could not do that, but I did not feel bad about that. I
- knew the explanation to why I would feel bad, so why feel bad? Why bother to
- wonder - when you know the answer?
- Everything would soon be over, and I felt good. I knew why. I went back
- to the living room and listened to the silence. We all just waited. There
- was nothing else to do. No surprises awaited us, nor could we arrange any.
- Finally, it was time. For a brief moment, everything went slower and
- slower. Then I saw the glass in my hand return to my mouth. People moved
- backwards and I could not remember the past, just the future. The universe
- had begin to decrease, just as we had expected. It was all over, but we
- comforted ourselves with the fact that we knew everything.
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- The meaning of life is almost 42. Add a '2' in front of the '4'.
- This world must be destroyed. In charge: GNN@KRILLE.UPDATE.UU.SE
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