Hello again, I do hope you are enjoying your weekend. The sun is above, the air is warm and there is meat to be cooked. Of course, as you have probably become aware of, this letter indicates that if you do not heed my warning, then you will not be able to enjoy your day for much longer. The problem is your inability to let things go, a simple series of frustrating events will lead you down a path of destruction. The first thing you decide to do, which you have already decided, is be so focussed on cooking the meat, I know that you want to and you have been so excited the entire week, but clam yourself, you will be able to cook it, but just know that you will be required to complete a number of tasks and that it is okay and you will get to do what you want. First, when your wife asks you to help clean the house, you will actually take that well, but there is the repetitive thought about what you are going to do next, you need to stop this. Remind yourself that you will get to it, but it is not the only thing you will need to do today. These repetitive thoughts will grow within you and after you finish cleaning the house, you will have convinced yourself that your next move is to cook the meat. This is incorrect, as your wife will then ask you to mow the lawn. This will annoy you, you have just spent the last few hours convincing yourself that the next move will be to cook, but no, you mow. Reluctantly you mow, but, of course, the mower won’t start. You try to look at it, as much as a man can who had very little experience with the mechanical design of a lawn mower and are encouraged by your wife to go buy a new one. You look at the clock, another mistake, remind yourself that you will cook today and stay calm. You drive to pick up a new mower, one of those electrical ones so that you do not have to worry about the mechanical nature in the future. As you are rushing, you do not give much thought to the one you bought, I suggest you do, as even if you survive today, it will be quite the argument when your wife realises the number of zeros on the receipt; the cheaper one will suffice. You return to mow the lawn, but of course, in your rush, you have not purchased an extension cord long enough to get the entire lawn. Another trip, another rash purchase, another argument for tomorrow unless you choose a cheaper option. You return, constantly looking at the time, constantly assessing how long you will have. Remember that you will have time. You see, as you are so focussed on finishing, your work is below your usual standard and in your hurry, you spill the grass clippings over you and make a large pile on the ground. Normally you would clean it up or at least spread it out, but by now you are done with the mowing and are more than ready to move on, another mistake. You grab your meat, ignore your wife as she asks about the grass clippings that you dragged through the house and go back outside. You turn the gas on and just as you go to ignite it, your wife comes out and you have an argument, a bad one. You will say things you regret as will she. The last thing she will say to you is that she hopes you burn your food before slamming the door shut; you huff and ignite the gas. The problem is the length of the argument, a few minutes at least and the gas will have overflowed by then. The gas ignites, as do you. You burn, you spin and fall into the grass clippings, which makes it much worse. The house mostly burns, and you become a cautionary tale and your wife cries and mourns. So, let us avoid this. Go slow, know that you will have time and appreciate the moments that you have. Once you finish cooking, you will share a lovely meal with your wife, a great end to a pleasant day.
From Death
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