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stories that is.

You won’t want to hear this, but we rarely do when the truth is concerned, do we? We put our proverbial fingers in our ears and scream “Lalala” at the top of our lungs. We focus on what the beautiful people are doing. We listen to the gossip, watch our TV shows, listen to our packaged music and try desperately to shut out what I’m trying to tell you. And what pray tell, is it that we are so afraid of? The answer is quite simple really—ourselves.

Mr. Rail is just like you and me. He has the same thoughts, the same everyday problems. Stress headaches form where his head meets his neck and heartburn relief always is elusive. He is Everyday Joe, your neighbor, your kid’s teacher or worse yet, their guidance counselor. He is exactly what we are—except he’s been pushed to his limit. He shows us what we are capable of when push comes to shove. However, instead of comforting us, our means of survival are frightening. The lengths Mr. Rail is willing to go to stay alive far exceeded anyone’s expectations—far exceeded anyone’s horror.

Has Mr. Rail done these things to save another—his children perhaps? A parent driven to the brink would certainly do anything…right? No, he is not saving his children, his wife, his mother, his countrymen or even a starving child in Africa for a few cents a day. No, Raymond is saving his own hide. Pure and simple—Mr. Raymond Rail is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his own life. Some call it instinct. I call it greed, conceit, sin.

I call it normal.

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Lame haha.