Thread:Lowkey done with life/@comment-37869175-20190106215356/@comment-37530514-20190108161932

Here's another example.

Two people are in a car, headed toward a fork in the road. There car is selfdriving, and they are both stuck in the car. They have been kidnapped, thrown in a car together with each other against their will. One of the forks in the road leads to a city, and one road leads to a cliff. They could both be headed toward destruction, or toward beauty.

They're both shaking they are so afraid. They come to a stop sign, and the car stops. A stranger is on the outside who offers one of them- only one of them- a choice. The stranger says that if Person 1 can be guaranteed to go to the city if they take Person 2 to the cliff, and pushes them off. Or, they can both chance it. The stranger does not ask Person 2, does not even acknowledge Person 2 as having the potential to have a choice. Person 1 has never done anything to deserve to live more than Person 2. In fact, Person 1 is actually a "worse" person than Person 2. Person 1 has been living in the city, and made mistakes, while this is Person 2's first journey there.

Person 1 is so afraid, they accept. The stranger lets them out of the car. Person 1 grabs Person 2. Person 2 has always felt safe in the car with Person 1, and when Person 1 grabs their hand, they assume that they are safe still. But Person 1 tearfully walks to the cliff and shoves Person 2 off. Person 1 walks back to the car and it begins driving again.

But as they drive Person 1 realizes there are more forks in the road. And realizes that they are trapped again. All they can do is hope that they'll make it back to the city.

I think you can figure out the mataphors :)