Extinction

In the beginning

In the beginning God made man and man was proud and boastful. So much so, his extinction was only the smallest part of his demise.  Due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, the demise of man was brought about by a struggling tortuous Disney World Vacation.  

There were people there. So many witnesses. They mulled about, grazing upon the over processed unknown meats and chlorinated flavored waters that was colored by FDA red...as this was all that was available to help sustain the last few remnants of mankind. They held onto small shiny rectangular boxes that had become adhered to the sweaty palm of their hand.  Sometimes they would stare at the empty blackness that the boxes were made of, as if their only wish was to be swallowed by this blackness. They would stare and their eyes would glaze over into a hypnotized trance, receiving instructions from some unknown artificial intelligence (AI) that the military had used to take over civilians...mankind as we knew was extinct. 

These hypnotized zombies fed upon commercialism and the shallow meaning of a life lived minute by minute all the way  to the end. Their  attempts to grasp the latest free application that would make their reality beautiful and possibly save them from the horrendous realization of the true world that surrounded them, fell into a grave tar pool where the saber tooth tiger lied in wait.  Unable to think for themselves, these gaggles of people would attempt to grasp the world around them only to find their eyes blinded by fake metal spears of light hurled at them by the AI. Grabbing for their latest recently bought online, with free three day shipping, DK sunglasses on top of their heads, they would slide these over their eyes making day into a dark night with a full moon.  

Again they would look back at their black boxes which held burning images of stylish jeans at great prices available at the nearest online retail store. receiving their final instructions from the AI that had taken over their minds and thrilled that money was no longer a binding factor in their lives, as credit was the bomb.  Herds of people everywhere and children screaming would follow the directives that came across in hypnotic flashes with hidden meanings that only the AI knew. In their zealot  state, these people herds trampled the last known trace of mankind. 

Oh, but there was so much more to this story. Mankind had thought they were the almighty, rising above the world they were in, only to be slapped down to the depths of hell. I tell you this story so you may learn...don't mess with Grandma's treadle...there is more and I will tell...