Pleasure Monkey: The Parable of Routines
Tags: technicalpoetry, random, productivity, career
Published: 2022-05-17 18:24:40

**_Complacency could be very deadly. And routines could be comforting. Here is the parable of the Pleasure Monkey_**

So, there once lived the pleasure monkey:monkey: who was tired of seeing the angry bird:parrot: rant about nature's injustice. He suggested to her jumping, hopping and getting high on trees:palm_tree:.
And they both did, feeling so fly, hung over on the highest tree:palm_tree:. And then, the angry bird grabbed the banana:banana: offered by the pleasure monkey and choked it in her mouth.
And she spoke no more:no_mouth:.


And then the pleasure monkey:monkey: reproduced its kind by sharing his bananas:banana::banana::banana:. And the earth:earth_asia: was ridden with pleasure and none saw the need for survival nor improvement. With that, nature witnessed no biological evolution and man:curly_haired_man: was never formed.
And then the pleasure monkey:monkey: ruled the world.


And then the pleasure monkey:monkey: reigned for a long time. But the bananas:banana::banana::banana: he offered stopped bringing pleasure. The screams::loud_sound: of pains became louder and the cries escalated. And there was a plot to get rid of him by the angry bird:parrot:, the pussy cat:cat2: and the elephant:elephant: in the room.
But the pleasure monkey:monkey: got to know about the plan and he finally released. Released his anger! And moments later in the room, there were skeletons:skull_and_crossbones: in the cupboard.


And then the pleasure monkey:monkey: was feared but not respected. The evils he did, heard and unheard:hear_no_evil: of, seen but unseen:see_no_evil: were never spoken about:shushing_face:.
But the curious tortoise:turtle: knew he deserved better and left his world travelling slow but steadily in search of happiness with a heavy load on him. And on the 9th month of his sojourn, premium:gift: was born.


So the pleasure monkey:monkey: decided to journey past its comfort zone:bed: and go premium:gift:. He had heard of the curious Tortoise:turtle: premium trips despite its slow speed and wanted to see for himself. But the journey to premium:gift: was far. So, he got high on the highest tree:palm_tree: fantasizing and trying to gaze:eye: at premium. But he couldn't. Because the tree:palm_tree: was his comfort zone:bed:


And then the pleasure monkey:monkey: became worried:worried: about the future - especially the fate of his possible generation as he watched his bananas:banana::banana: shrink and decline.
He decided to let go of what's left of his bananas and exchange for knowledge on banana trees:palm_tree:.
And for the first time - the pleasure monkey:monkey: felt pain.


And then the pleasure monkey:monkey: decided to journey past its comfort zone:bed: once again and go premium:bed:. While he  journeyed, he felt a sudden overwhelming urge. But with instant gratification comes instant restropection:thinking:.
So he came to his senses:exploding_head:, being sure of his needs. Which is to come to his senses again:exploding_head:. And over again:exploding_head:.
And then he realised his journey:aerial_tramway: has just begun.


And then the pleasure monkey:monkey: was stressed.  He had grown weary:cold_sweat: proving he wasn't the ugly. He has done:cold_sweat: quite a lot to be what he is not. He wondered:thinking: whether you have to do, to be. But he realised that you do, to do.


And then the pleasure monkey:monkey: did more. To him - more of more:grimacing:. But more or less turned out more of less:sweat:. But just before he was about to give up:cry:. He took one last breathe and looked up seeing a man's:curly_haired_man: face. That man:curly_haired_man: was me.


And then the pleasure monkey:monkey: came to me:curly_haired_man: and said, "Hey, Why don't you go bananas:banana::banana::banana:?" It was then I knew how much you can been ridden with pleasure.  And not feel the pain.


-Femi's Nuggets.