A man who finds himself stranded in the middle of the desert only has two choices: stay at the risk of helplessness, or move on in search of a way out. In contrast to modern times, a man can stay put in the comfort of his home with necessities arriving at his doorstep - all just by using an app. When he goes out, he has to deal with the inconvenience of accidents, speeding tickets, and people trying to push their beliefs on him.


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But this will never stop his impetus for adventure. He goes out regardless, just like the rest of the world, rolling with the punches. Results vary. What does he seek for, and why does he find a need for motion? Perhaps a sense of movement is all he needs. He seeks knowledge. He seeks to understand. He earns money to keep his crowns and calories in check. He socialises around to pass time and to leave his mark in others. He steps out the door to find the proverbial oasis.

He steps out, braving the elements - dissecting every shape, form, perspective.

In his little skirmishes and shenanigans, he began imitating others and started to develop a taste for a variety of memes just by virtue of being a busybody. Work. Love. Cats. Dogs. Families. Babies. He stopped to think. Why babies? He rolled out his trusty pen and a piece of paper, scribbling out arrows and boxes that resembled a shitty looking logic diagram. He adjusted his pants, and firmly concluded that babies are here to extend the lineage of families, propelling generations after generations into the future. But does it stop there? The whole scenario screamed - *"So what?"*

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He further concluded that our baby making tendency is one of the only ways to participate in mankind's unspoken experiment. Civilisation. But that's never anyone's reason! He could never find any convincing answers. Why do people want to have babies? Not a single person with babies can actually answer with certainty. Bing, bang, that's it? How rude for the newborn.

Is it all just for a sense of progression? Mankind has always been winging it after all, telling its offsprings to go figure it out for themselves. Just like his position, just like anyone's position. Disparate with no cohesion. Not very satisfied with his place in the desert, he began his march out into the wild just so that he could write a book that would one day become his life's work.

But first, he needs to get laid.

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<sub>Author's note: This is a slightly edited piece of [this fun little post](https://steemit.com/writing/@kevinwong/a-man-is-thirsty) from 11 months ago when the network was way smaller than it is now! Just my attempt to perfect something with sentimental value, at least for my experience on Steemit. Smiled like an idiot reading the comments given by @wingz, @anwenbaumeister, and @andrarchy back then lol. Also, I want to take this chance to clarify that this is certainly written for all kinds of genders in mind despite my use of masculine references.</sub>

<sub>Some music:-</sub>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkaZy5TikKg