Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Things are the way they are because… Fine. That is one explanation. Let’s have at least three more.

Few things are as difficult as explaining why something is the way it is. We see more brown leaves on trees this year than we have in the past. Well, the reason is… Really? That is the reason? How do you know that is the reason?

Now we come to the difficult part: State at least three more reasons. State at least three more explanations of the current situation. If I don’t have at least three more explanations, I haven’t thought about this enough.

That is the hard part because it requires more thought. I hate more thought. I racked my brains and researched the situation. I have the explanation. Let’s move on, huh? Please?

No. Three more explanations. Science is not easy. No one ever said it was.