Aug 13, 2005 18:35
In William Shakespeare's play Othello, the character Iago can be cited as saying "I am not what I am." While it is apparent that Iago is revealing his "two-faced" nature, one must also bring up the question of motive. It is all too often that an evil act occurs with inexplicable motive. The lack of this motive inevitably gives rise to a generalized accusation of foul play or madness.
You see, people don't care why. People don't bother to ask anymore. They see what is on the plate in front of them, and then they point at the server without bothering to inquire. So the server may just decide to stop serving for a while. He'll go back past those double doors that lead to God knows where, and never be heard from again. But don't worry, what's on your plate will grow cold, and eventually rot away. All that will be left is a festering mass of a long past meal. And you'll never know why. But you won't care. You don't want to know. I am not what I am.