There you are...standing in a 7Eleven...mild hunger rumbles in your belly...but really you are just craving...it's not a need...it's a desire. Oh...it's going to be different one this time...not the usual...That sweet goodness is going to make you giddy...is going to calm the desire fire...you are going to get what you deserve...
So many to choose from...but you are smart...you remember the last time...the wrapper was shiny...and it sure looked delicious...rippling in that package...and when you put your face close...you could pick up it's scent...and you knew it was going to be the one...this one is going to take the place of all the rest...is what you said...But when you took it home...spent some time with it...tried to savor the moments...it turned out to be less than you had hoped...not as delicious as expected...And all the nuts that came with it...that was too much...
Ok...you are taking your time...this time...you always rushed before....but you've learned...You inspect each one...put your hands on them...being careful not to show too much interest...and not hold it in your hand...Holding it too long would cause it to take on the shape of your grasp...Then you might have to buy it...Let's just keep it light...nonchalant...And you are definitely by-passing the nuts...They aren't good for you...They break your teeth...make you hurt inside...and you just don't need the misery...
This one looks good...the packaging is tight...you can see the shape of this one...it looks yummy...Oh wait...what about that one?...It looks crisp...much more interesting than the mushy ones...You need one with substance...and it needs to be sweet...but not too sweet...Hmmmm...this is more challenging than you expected...
What about this one?...Or maybe...that one...wait a minute...You haven't seen that one before...It starts to get tiring...reading the labels...investing time to make the just right choice...Maybe it's the color that makes one better than another...Maybe its the really big...super-sized ones...or the ones that cost more money...Maybe money means quality...Or is it the simplicity...maybe simple is better...Oh God...it should have taken less time than this...You wish it would jump out at you...
Now the desire...is actually turning into pure hunger...and it hurts...It almost feels like what you end up choosing ...won't be enough...Choose...You can feel the sweat trickle down the side of your face...Choose...Everyone is looking at you...Choose...The pressure is building up...Choose...Who keeps saying that?...Choose...Alright...Alright...Choose...I'll take this one...Choose...
And...as you open it...you know already...that you are going to be terribly disappointed...It's as if you already know what this will taste like...It's almost as if you have been here before...but that's impossible...this one said New & Improved...Wait a minute...What was that?...Oh no...it's nuts too...even more than the last one...It looked like it would be different...or maybe you had just hoped...After all...it was taking you so long to find the right one...that you were starting to stand out in the crowd...alone...or at least it felt like it...and didn't someone just walk by and say it's just a piece of candy...You should be happy with what you've got...You say to yourself...Why did you rush?...You had wanted to find something different this time...you let the pressure get to you...Instead of something different...
It's the same candy bar...different wrapper...
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